Who Do I Belong To
Spring Grants 2019 - Production Stage
Meryam Joobeur / Feature Narrative / Tunisia, France, Canada, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Qatar / 120 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Drama, Fiction
Synopsis
Aicha, a Tunisian mother gifted with prophetic dreams, lives in a rural farm with her husband Brahim and three sons. Aicha and Brahim’s lives are completely changed after the departure of their eldest sons. Mehdi and Amine, to the violent embrace of war. Having lived their lives solely for their children, Aicha and Brahim find themselves groundless and trying to make sense of a painful new reality.
A few months later, Mehdi returns home with a pregnant wife named Reem. Reem’s niqab and silence deeply unsettles Brahim. Aicha, on the other hand, welcomes Mehdi and Reem into the home and vows to protect them at all cost.
Mehdi’s return triggers strange happenings in the village. Aicha is so consumed with protecting her son that she barely notices the rising fear in the community. Aicha must face the limits of her maternal love in order to end the growing darkness.
Credits
- Director
- Meryam Joobeur
- Screenwriter
- Meryam Joobeur
- Producer
- Nadim Cheikhrouha, Sarra Ben Hassen, Annick Blanc, Maria Gracia Turgeon, Meryam Joobeur
- Production Company
- Tanit Films / Midi La Nuit / Instinct Bleu
About the Director
Meryam Joobeur believes wholeheartedly in the transformative power of storytelling and hopes that her films can capture the beauty, complexity and universal nature of the human condition. Her short films Gods, Weeds and Revolutions (2012) and Born in the Maelstrom (2017) screened internationally. Her Oscar nominated short Brotherhood (2018) screened at 150+ festivals and won 75 international prizes. “Who do I belong to” is her first feature film.
Contacts
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Director
Meryam Joobeur
- Phone:
- 5144628371
- Email:
- meryamjoobeur@gmail.com
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Main Contact
Maria Gracia Turgeon
- Company:
- Midi La Nuit
- Email:
- maria@midilanuit.com
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Main Contact
Luxbox Films
- Company:
- Luxbox Films
- Email:
- festivals@luxboxfilms.com