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Mehdi Hmili / Feature Narrative / Tunisia, France, Luxembourg, Qatar / 2020 / 100 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Drama, Social Issues, Family

Synopsis

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, and Amel is imprisoned, accused of adultery and prostitution. Moumen is destroyed by the scandal and 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 her missing son, Amel has to face the deteriorating Tunisian society.

Credits

Director
Mehdi Hmili
Screenwriter
Mehdi Hmili
Producer
Moufida Fedhila
Production Company
Yol Film House

About the Director

Mehdi Hmili, a Tunisian director, producer, and screenwriter, trained in film in Paris. Alongside Moufida Fedhila, he founded "Yol Film House," a Tunis-based production company that has produced award-winning fiction and documentary films screened in international festivals, including Cannes, Berlinale, Zurich Film Festival, Red Sea Film Festival. In 2019, he participated in La Fabrique Cinéma du Monde at Cannes Film Festival with the feature documentary, 'Fouledh'. His second feature film, 'Streams', which he directed and co-produced, premiered at the 74th Locarno Film Festival and earned critical acclaim, including Best Director Award at the 12th Malmö Arab Film Festival, Best Acting Performance at the 43rd Cairo International Film Festival, and Jury Award at the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival. Mehdi is a prominent figure in the new generation of Tunisian filmmakers and producers, and he is a major player in the current Tunisian cinematographic landscape. As a Torino Film Lab Alumni and showrunner of 'All About Adam', a true-story-inspired fiction, he continues to challenge filmmaking boundaries and captivate global audiences with compelling stories.

Contacts

  • Main Contact

    Moufida Fedhila

    Company: 
    Yol Film House
    Phone: 
    +216 71 353 008
    Email: 
    yol.filmhouse@gmail.com

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