Completed - ARABIC, FRENCH - Drama, Thriller, Social issues - 122 minutes
Amel is released from prison after an adulterous affair. In the lower depths of Tunis, Amel is seeking for her missing son Moumen. During her journey, Amel faces a tunisian society in full collapse.
Year of production : 2021 Director(s) : Mehdi HMILI Writer(s) : Mehdi HMILI Cast : Afef BEN MAHMOUD Producer(s) : Moufida FEDHILA (YOL FILM HOUSE), Mehdi HMILI (YOL FILM HOUSE)
Amel works in a factory in Tunis. She lives with her alcoholic husband Tahar, a former local football player, and their only son Moumen, a talented teenage football goalkeeper. To convince the boss of the factory to provide her with connections for her son, Amel betrays her fellow workers, who have been organizing a strike. Amel meets the connection: Imed, a wealthy businessman, who takes advantage of the situation and abuses Amel. She surrenders to his advances in order to offer her son the opportunity of a lifetime. But the police catch them. Amel is imprisoned, accused of adultery and prostitution. Moumen is destroyed by the scandal. He becomes violent, stops his football career and starts drinking and taking drugs. After her release, she searches for Moumen in the lower and violent streets of Tunis. In this long quest for the missing son, Amel has to face the falling Tunisian society.
Country(ies) : TUNISIA, FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG Financing plan : Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) - France Centre national du cinéma et de l'image (CNCI) - TunisiaLuxembourg Film FundInstitut Français TunisiaMPM Film FranceTarantula LuxembourgAllam FilmEl Gouna Film Festival
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Rencontres de Coproduction Francophone 2016 (Official Selection)Doha Film Institute 2017 (Qumra Projects - Official Selection )Atelier Grand Nord 2017 (Official Selection)Sarajevo FF 2018 (CineLink Co-production Market - Official Selection)Durban International Film Festival 2018 (Durban FilmMart - Official Selection)El Gouna Film Festival 2020 (CineGouna Platform)Zurich FF 2021 New World ViewLocarno Film Festival 2021 (Cineasti del presente)