The read
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
At 14 Rabha El Haimer was an illiterate child bride, beaten, raped and then rejected. Ten years later, she is a single mother, fighting to legalise her sham marriage and secure a future for her illegitimate daughter. With unprecedented access to the Moroccan justice system, “Bastards” follows Rabha’s fight from the Casablanca slums to the high courts.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Deborah PerkinDirector
Themes
court casearranged marriagemoroccochildren's rightswoman director