Rabia

Attracted by the promises of a new life, Jessica, a 19-year-old French girl, leaves for Syria to join IS. Arriving in Raqqa, she is taken into a house the future brides of fighters are trained in. She soon becomes the prisoner of Madame, the charismatic director who runs the place with an iron fist.

Desperate to escape her bleak life in France, 19-year-old Jessica sets off for Raqqa, Syria with her friend Laila. There, they are meant to stay in a women’s house, destined to become the wives of IS fighters. But upon arrival, they are locked in a crumbling building with other young women, forced to surrender their phones and sever all ties to the outside world. The house is ruled by the authoritarian yet charismatic Madame, played by Lubna Azabal (The Blue Caftan, Incendies).  

When Jessica rebels, a dangerous game of power and submission unfolds between her and the director. Trapped between fear and fascination, Jessica must choose: lose herself or learn to survive within this system.