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Lilia lives in Paris, together with her girlfriend. When her uncle dies unexpectedly and under mysterious circumstances, she travels back to Tunisia for the funeral. There she meets her family who knows nothing about her life in Paris. Haar Franse girlfriend has come along, but is staying in a hotel, so that Lilia can keep the nature of their relationship hidden. Determined to unravel the mystery surrounding the sudden death of her uncle, Lilia is confronted with family secrets in a house where three generations of women live together. Commentary In her third feature film, director Leyla Bouzid manages to perfectly balance two storylines: the intimate portrait of a young woman struggling with her double life and the understated detective story about the death of her uncle who apparently also led a hidden life for decades. A tender but sobering look at the position of the LGBTQ+ community in a country where homosexuality is not only seen as a disgrace by many Muslim families, but is also punishable by law.