Tunisian Film Gets Best Arab Film Award
Good news related to Tunisian cinema…
The film which was directed and written by Jilani Saadi, a young Tunisian film maker, is an unsettling, gritty representation of urban life, exploring issues such as the “sexualization” of women, poverty, unemployment and aimlessness.
The film also received a number of distinctions at several festivals throughout the world, including a special distinction at the latest Carthage Film Festival.
The young Anissa Daoud starring in the film, plays the role of Aziza, a young prostitute who is gang raped by a group of outcasts. The other main role in the film, namely that of ‘Stoufa’, is played by Hassine Graya.
“Tender is the wolf” is not the only Tunisian film to take part in this festival. Nouri Bouzid’ s post 9/11movie , “Making Of” was shown at the opening of the festival- a distinction in itself- eliciting much praise and sparking an intense debate.
[Source: Tunisie Online News]
So there’s one other must-see Tunisian movie on my list…
Personally, I haven’t had the chance to watch as much as I’d like of our Tunisian movies, just the more famous ones, and those I really liked.
So I’d be really grateful to whoever can suggest their favourite Tunisian movies for me to check out.
Which other Tunisian movies do you think are a must-see?
6 Responses to “Tunisian Film Gets Best Arab Film Award”
pure_honey on Oct 30, 2007 | Reply
My favourit movies “Samt el
9ousour”(Silence des palais) and “Mousem errjel”(La saison des hommes)
I like “Bent Familya” too
pure_honey on Oct 30, 2007 | Reply
My favourit movies “Samt el
9ousour”(Silence des palais) and “Mousem errjel”(La saison des hommes)
I like “Bent Familya” too
Xander on Oct 31, 2007 | Reply
J’ai vu le film, il n’est pas sorti
Anis on Oct 31, 2007 | Reply
The latest movie that I realy like was ‘VHS - Kahloucha’
This movie is smart and subtle for the way it depicts a social life of a poor neighborhood in a suburb of Sousse, and how the “5%” growth due to tourism has no economical impact on this suburb
MetallicNaddou on Oct 31, 2007 | Reply
if you haven’t seen “Poup
MMM on Nov 2, 2007 | Reply
@Pure Honey: I saw “Samt El Qousour” and liked it; haven’t seen the other two yet, although I’ve heard a lot about “Mawsel Errijel” which my wife watched and really liked.
@Xander: Thanks for the mini-review; I’ll do my best to watch this movie.
@Anis: Yeah I liked that movie too, really nice.
@Naddou: I’ve heard about that movie, and I think they even put it on TV recently, but I missed it
I’ll try to check it out soon.