Les chenilles (يرقة)

Asma and Sarah, two women originally from the Levant, find themselves working in the same restaurant in the city of Lyon in France. Each in their own way, they both bear the weight of a home they were forced to leave behind. Initially wary of each other, they gradually discover a common thread that binds them - one that dates back to when the city of Lyon was connected to their homeland via the Silk Road. Spinning a thread between west and east and the modern migrant experience of women moving from a troubled Lebanon to modern-day Paris, Les Chenilles is a smart, challenging film about exploitation, but also an empathetic portrait of feminine solidarity, friendship and solace. In the midst of forced migrations, can we move past our animosity to find solace in each other?