| When Maryam Spoke Out | |
| Starring: | Bernadette Hodeib Talal El-Jordi Renée Dik Umaya Lahoud Joseph Abu-Dames Randa Alam |
| Music: | Nidaa Abou Mrad |
| Cinematography: | Joseph Chmali |
| Producer: | Assad Fouladkar The Lebanese American University |
| Runtime: | 98 minutes |
| Country: | Lebanon |
| Language: | Arabic |
When Maryam Spoke Out (Arabic: لمّا حكيت مريم|translit=Lamma hikyit maryam) is a 2001 Lebanese film directed by Assad Fouladkar and based on a true event that happened in Lebanon.
It is a social story about a couple, Ziad and Maryam, who lead a happy marriage, except for the fact that after three years of marriage Maryam has still not had a baby. Her husband Ziad is compassionate and assures her, that he still loves her. Nonetheless, Maryam cannot escape the growing pressure from the family, especially from her mother-in-law. She reacts to it in her own way with a false pregnancy. The initial enthusiasm and care is quickly gone when it becomes clear they are not really expecting a baby.
When Maryam Spoke Out is Fouladkar's first feature film.[1]
After three years of happily married life, Ziyad and Maryam feel the social pressure to have a child. Their previously happy relationship becomes poisoned when it is discovered that Maryam is infertile.