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They are Muslim women and live in Lyons, Paris and Marseilles. When they came to France they believed that they too had a right to equality and republican principles. But then, one day, they were stunned to learn that the law of their native land, Algeria, had followed them to French soil. All it took was for their husbands to take a brief trip back to Algeria for them to be repudiated, deprived of parental authority and almost financial means. And the French courts couldn’t do anything for them.

Switzerland - 2004 - 26 mn - Betacam Digital - Colour

Director Marcel Schüpbach Journalist Pierre Hazan Camera Claude Paccaud Sound Beat Lambert Editing Catherine Merglen

Production Télévision Suisse Romande / Radio Télévision Suisse, 20, quai Ernest-Ansermet, Case postale 234, 1211 Genève 8, Suisse Tél : +41 22 708 8185 Fax : +41 22 708 9880 E-mail : steven.artels@tsr.ch

Sales Télévision Suisse Romande / Radio Télévision Suisse, 20, quai Ernest-Ansermet, Case postale 234, 1211 Genève 8, Suisse Tél : +41 22 708 8565 Fax : +41 (0)22 708 9868 E-mail : annie.beljean@tsr.ch