The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears Explained

The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears is a multilingual film directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska and produced by Labina Mitevska, Danijel Hocevar, Marcel Lenz, Sébastien Delloye, Diana Elbaum.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The film premiered during Panorama section of the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival.^[5]

Plot

The storyline of the film revolves around the lives of two women (mothers) — coming from two different social background. The first mother is a Western woman, lives in France after tragic death of her son. The other woman comes from a patriarchal society. She lives with her father Ismail. The first woman has lost interest about life and wants to die, but the second woman is desirous to live.

Cast

• Victoria Abril as Helena
• Labina Mitevska as Ajsun
• Jean Marie Galey as Emil
• Arben Bajraktaraj as Lucian
• Firdaus Nebi as Ismail
• Dimitar Gjorgjievski as Noah
• Katarina Orlandic

Notes and References

1. Web site: Review. Variety. 16 April 2015.
2. Web site: The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears. ScreenDaily. 16 April 2015.
3. Web site: The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears. FSR. 16 April 2015.
4. Web site: Film details. Cineuropa. 16 April 2015.
5. Web site: The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears - THE WOMAN WHO BRUSHED OFF HER TEARS. www.berlinale.de. 28 May 2020.