As the film progresses, Diouana is shown as becoming overly depressed and lonely. Each day, her African identity deteriorates as she is seen as nothing but a slave to the white man. Theorists have explained that placing any human being in an inferior position in the context of discourse causes great mental strain. Fanon argues that It causes both the mind and body to feel inferior causing the colonized to feel less like a human being. This is the exact experience Diouana has. The film portrays how colonialism can break down an individual’s whole mindset, and cause them to face personal damage on top of the destruction already being caused through colonialism.