Sinopsis
Aicha lives in isolated northern Tunisia with her husband and youngest son. The family lives in anguish after the departure of eldest sons Mehdi and Amine to the violent embrace of war. When Mehdi unexpectedly returns home with a mysterious pregnant wife, a darkness emerges, threatening to consume the entire village. Aicha is caught between her maternal love and her search for the truth.
Meryam Joobeur is an Academy Award nominated writer, director and producer based in Montréal. Her short films Gods, Weeds and Revolutions (2013) and Born in the Maelstrom (2017) were screened in dozens of national and international festivals. Her short Brotherhood (2018), a co-production between Canada and Tunisia, won over 75 international prizes, was screened in 150+ festivals and was nominated for an Oscar for “Best Live Action short” (a first for a Tunisian film). Her first feature Who do I belong to (2024) premiered in the official selection at the 74th edition of the Berlin Film Festival. She is an alumni of TIFF talent lab, Rawi Screenwriters lab, Berlinale Talent Lab and the Sundance Screenwriters lab.
Year of production: 2024
Running Time: 1 hour 58 minutes
Countries: Tunisia/ France/ Canada
Language: Arabic. Original version with Spanish subtitles
Director: Meryam Joobeur
Cast: Salah Nasraoui, Mohamed Hasine Graa, Malek Mechargui, Adam Bessa, Dei Lian, Ryan Mechargui, Chuck Mechargui
Production: Nadim Cheikhrouha, Sarra Ben Hassen, Annick Blanc, Maria Gracia Turgeon, Meryam Joobeur
Screenwriter: Meryam Joobeur
Cinematographer: Vincent Gonneville
Production companies: Tanit Films, Midi La Nuit, Instinct Bleu
International sales: LUXBOX
Selected in ... (Festivals): Berlinale’s 24th Edition
Premiere in Madrid
