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Afef Ben Mahmoud, Khalil Benkirane
Tunisia, Morocco, France, Belgium, Qatar | Drama | 2023 | 90’ | Arabic

Cast

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Ali Thabet, Afef Ben Mahmoud, Sondos Belhassen

Production Companies

Lycia Productions, Mesanges Films, Film Clinic in coprodcution with Iota Production, Les films de l’Altaï, Metafora Production, DUOfilm

Aida, member of a Tunisian contemporary dance troupe touring Morocco, provokes during a representation, her life and stage partner Hedi, who injures her onstage triggering a series of events through a long night across a forest,on the way to the next village’s doctor.

Festivals and Awards

- Red Sea International Film Festival
- Giornate degli Autori, Venice Days