The exciting story of a Muslim woman facing the laws of men. A true hymn to freedom.
Bilqiss, a young Muslim widow, faces trial for daring to take the place of the muezzin at prayer time. She knows that, beyond that crime, the real accusation is simply that of being a woman and not wanting to submit to some rules that fundamentalists apply in the name of Allah.
But Bilqiss is not alone. An American journalist has traveled to the country, sensitized by the news, who will do everything in her power to spread her cause throughout the world. And the judge himself, someone who knows the accused well, is torn between blind obedience to the law and admiration for a modern Scheherazade capable of seducing him with her rebellious speech.
The stories of these three characters will weave a faithful and moving portrait of the process against a heroine willing to fight to the end for her life and freedom. Someone who raises his voice because he is aware that his acquittal would be more than a personal victory. For her and for many women in her country it would mean a flame of hope in these dark times.
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