After numerous short films at renowned international festivals, Yassine El Idrissi takes his first feature straight to the competition of the Shanghai International Film Festival. Inspired by his background as a journalist, Halima combines nuanced character drama and social study into a powerful story of female resilience and structural marginalization. On site in Shanghai, the Moroccan director-writer sat down with Lidanoir to talk about the personal inspiration for the main character, tackling the subject of illegal cannabis trade in Morocco, and his own stance on legalization vs. criminalization.

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