Character Relationship Map: Amal

Characters

• Amal (played by Lubna Azabal) — protagonist

  Amal is a dedicated literature teacher at the center of the film. She tries to make her classroom a space for free expression, but her curriculum choice involving controversial Arabic poetry triggers...

• Nabil (played by Fabrizio Rongione) — supporting

  Nabil is a religion teacher and imam at the school, and he is Rachid's uncle. His position places him within the institution where Amal's teaching becomes controversial, while his family connection to...

• Monia (played by Kenza Benbouchta) — supporting

  Monia is one of Amal's students, and the film highlights her experience as a lesbian teenager facing bullying. Her situation broadens the story beyond Amal's professional conflict, showing how the sch...

• Rachid (played by Mehdy Khachachi) — supporting

  Rachid is a student whose experience is included alongside Monia's in the film's portrait of school life. He is Nabil's nephew, linking him to the school's religion teacher and imam, while his presenc...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Nabil → Rachid (Family Uncle And Nephew)

  Rachid is explicitly described as Nabil's nephew.

• Amal → Nabil (Professional Colleague)

  Amal teaches literature at the school, while Nabil is described as a religion teacher and imam there.

• Amal → Rachid (Professional Teacher And Student)

  Amal is described as a literature teacher, while Rachid is identified as one of the students whose experience the film follows.

• Amal → Monia (Professional Teacher And Student)

  Amal is a literature teacher, and Monia is identified as one of her students.

Story Analysis

A literature teacher defends free expression while school backlash exposes the personal cost of intolerance.

Plot Progression

1. A Classroom for Freedom
2. Student Resistance
3. Parents Enter the Conflict
4. Harassment and Isolation
5. The Cost of Expression