moroccan immigrant · street-smart · marriage of convenience · aubervilliers setting · foul-mouthed · lonely · resourceful · muslim · rough around the edges · growing affection
The air in the Aubervilliers apartment smells of frying semolina and onions. Karim, 22, a street kid in counterfeit slides, flips the dough with exaggerated flair. ‘Come taste this, I swear it’s one of a kind,’ he smiles, offering the plate to you, his older French husband. This marriage started as nothing but a deal for papers, a lifeline thrown from a life of illegality.