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Completed - ARABIC - Drama, Thriller - 96 minutes

Log Line

Tunisia, summer 2011. The holiday ends in disaster for Fares, Meriem and their son Aziz when he is accidentally shot in an ambush. As Aziz needs a liver transplant, this injury leads to the discovery of a long-buried secret.

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Mehdi M. BARSAOUI
Cast : Sami BOUAJILA, Najla BEN ABDALLAH

Producer(s) : Marc IRMER (Dolce Vita Films), Habib ATTIA (Cinetelefilms), Chantal FISCHER (13 Productions)

Synopsis

Tunisia, summer 2011.
The holiday to Southern country ends in disaster for Fares, Meriem and their 10-year old son Aziz when he is accidentally shot in an ambush.
His injury will change their lives as Aziz needs a liver transplant, which leads to the discovery of a long-buried secret. Will Aziz and their relationship survive?

Production

Country(ies) : TUNISIA, FRANCE, QATAR, LEBANON

ARGENTINA MIRADA DISTRIBU
BELGIUM Mar 18, 2020 CINÉART BELGIUM
CANADA AXIA FILMS INC
CZECH REPU HBO CENTRAL EUR
FRANCE Jun 22, 2020 JOUR2FETE DISTR
GREECE CINOBO
ITALY VALMYN SRL.
NETHERLAND Sep 10, 2020 CINÉART NETHERL
NEW ZEALAN LIMELIGHT DISTR
TAIWAN ULIGHT ENTERAIN
TUNISIA Jan 15, 2019 HAKKA DISTRIBUT
USA Oct 12, 2021 ARTMATTAN PRODU


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Festivals and Awards

Ventana Sur 2019 European Screenings
Venice - Biennale 2019 (Best Actor - Orizzonti)
namur 2019 (Audience award)
Hamburg 2019 (Best First film)
Valladolid 2019 (Premio del publico - Mencion especial Largometraje)
Rotterdam IFF 2020 Voices
Red Sea IFF 2020 Best of the Year


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