The Country of Others. Book Two. Look at How We Dance

“Look at How We Dance” – the second part of Leïla Slimani's three-volume epic “The Country of Others”, based on her family's story. 1968, Morocco has gained independence, and the Belhaj family has finally achieved the long-awaited success – thanks to Amin's persistence, barren lands have turned into a thriving plantation, Amin and Mathilde have become part of the new bourgeoisie, respectable and wealthy people, prosperous Moroccans, and the remaining French in the country. Now the focus is on their children. Selim, overly cared for by his mother and despised by his father, cannot find his life bearings and attaches himself to hippies, listening to their stories, infected with dreams of America. Aisha is making brilliant progress studying medicine in Strasbourg, but she returns home for vacation and meets love. Meanwhile, the situation in Morocco is heating up, dissatisfaction with the established regime is growing, and soon on television – a symbol of Western influence that has appeared in every home – instead of American films, they start showing the executions of protesters…