The life of Olfa, a Tunisian woman and mother of 4 daughters, oscillates between light and shadow. One day, her two eldest daughters disappear. To fill their absence, director Kaouther Ben Hania calls upon professional actors and sets up an extraordinary film mechanism to unveil the story of Olfa and her daughters. An intimate journey full of hope, rebellion, violence, intergenerational transmission and sisterhood, which will question the very foundation of our societies.
FILM DETAILS
France, Germany, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia · 2023 · 107 min · Drama, Documentary
Original language: Arabic
Themes: Extremism, family influence, freedom of belief, trauma.
AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
Sub-Saharan Africa (excl. Chad, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan)
Asia (excl. Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Indonesia, Russia, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen)
Festivals and Awards
Toronto International Film Festival
New York Film Festival
London Film Festival (BFI)
Telluride Film Festival
San Sebastián International Film Festival
IDFA
Busan International Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival: Directors’ Fortnight
CREDITS
Director and screenwriter: Kaouther Ben Hania
Producers: Nadim Cheikhrouha, Habib Attia, Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel
Cinematography: Farouk Laaridh
Key Cast: Olfa Hamrouni, Eya Chikhaoui, Tayssir Chikhaoui, Hend Sabri
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