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THE SCARECROWS (LES EPOUVANTAILS)
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Completed - ARABIC - Drama, Social issues, LGBT - 98 minutes

Log Line

Back from the Syrian front, Zina was separated from
her child and Djo finds out she’s pregnant, expressing
her horror only in the novel she is writing. Will they be able to open their black boxes and stand up to the unjust society ?




Previous markets

  • Cannes 2020 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Nouri BOUZID
 Cast : Nour HAJRI, Afef BEN MAHMOUD, Joumene LIMAN, Sondos BELHASSEN, Mehdi HAJRI

 Producer(s) : Afef BEN MAHMOUD (Mesanges Films), Khalil BENKIRANE (Lycia Productions)

Synopsis

Back from the Syrian front, Zina was separated from
her child and Djo finds out she’s pregnant, expressing
her Syrian horror only in the novel she is writing. To
assist them in their hard and lengthy reconstruction,
Human Rights lawyer Nadia, Humanitarian doctor
Dora and Driss, a young homosexual banned from all
school establishments, join forces. All together, will
they be able to help Zina and Djo open their black boxes and stand up to the unjust society ?

Production

Country(ies) : TUNISIA, MOROCCO, LUXEMBOURG

Festivals and Awards

Thessaloniki IFF 2019 Film Market Films
Venice - Biennale 2019 (Sconfini)
FIFF Namur 2019 (Competition)
JCC Carthage 2019


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