At a time, the Foundouk of breastfeeding in Fez represented a symbol of
female solidarity. New mothers who could not breastfeed, were assisted by
other women who volunteered to breastfeed newborns or abandoned
children. At the entrance, a man of law wrote in a register the names of the
children who fed from the same breast, the latter were considered in the
eyes of law as milk brothers and sisters.
Meriem, a young single mother, is entrusted with Karam, an orphan
abandoned at the Foundouk. Under the eyes of her own son, the young
mother develops a maternal love and instinct for this child.
Driven by this bond of milk, Meriem offers the director of the Foundouk to
take care of this child and raise him alongside her biological son, Ghali.
She is refused this request in view of society’s perception of single
mothers.
Remaining dignified and proud, Meriem will do everything to preserve
this unique bond connecting them to Karam.