Director:
Lotfy Nathan
Lotfy Nathan
Genre:
Drama
Drama
Year:
2022
2022
Duration:
90 minutes
90 minutes
Rating:
16+
16+
Screenplay: Lotfy Nathan
Cast: Adam Bessa, Najib Allagui, Ikbal Harbi, Salima Maatoug
Cinematography: Maximilian Pittner
Editing: Sophie Corra, Thomas Niles
Production: CINENOVO, Beachside, Anonymous Content, Kodiak Pictures,
CO-PRODUCTION: Spacemaker, Tarantula Luxembourg, DETAiLFILM, Wrong Men,Cinetelefilms
Awards: Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard - Best Performance Adam Bessa),
Red Sea Film Festival (Winner Best Actor Adam Bessa and Winner Best Director Lotfy Nathan),
Festival International de Film Saint-Jean-de-Luz (Adam Bessa Winner Best Actor Adam Bessa)
Début Status: Jordanian Première
Synopsis
A modern-day parable about resistance, the film centres on the story of Ali, a young Tunisian who dreams of a better life, making a precarious living selling contraband gas at the local black market. When his father suddenly dies, he’s forced to take charge of his two younger sisters and their impending eviction. What ensues is a fight for dignity.
Director’s biography
Lotfy Nathan is an American filmmaker. His first feature film, the documentary 12 O'Clock Boys, for which he received the HBO Emerging Artist Award, has been selected in over 50 international festivals, including SXSW, Sundance LA, Lincoln Center, Viennale, Hot Docs, London and Copenhagen.
Screening Date & Time
August 17, 2023
8:00 pm
Royal Film Commission (RFC)
August 19, 2023
9:00 pm
Rainbow Theatre
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