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How A Place for Her was received

2026 · Mélisa Godet · A Place for Her on Sightlines

Where it stands

Too new for cinephile memory — a festival-circuit first feature (Marrakech premiere, Glasgow Film Festival audience award) still finding its audience.

Did you know? Director Mélisa Godet got the idea after hearing gynecologist Ghada Hatem on the radio — Hatem founded the real Maison des femmes shelter in Saint-Denis, and Karin Viard's character is modeled on her.