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ALYSSA:

Tunisian Film Festival

25-26 September 2021

Rich Mix, Shoreditch, London

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The first ever Tunisian film festival is coming to London!

The event will be launched on September 25-26, 2021 in London, at Rich Mix. It will pay tribute to Tunisian cinema, often referred to as one of the most daring of all Arab cinemas.

This event is founded by ATUGE UK, Association of top Tunisian professionals, in partnership with Discover Tunisia, UBCI, Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image (CNCI), the Tunisian Embassy and Rich Mix.

Alyssa: Tunisian Film Festival will showcase 4 UK premieres:

Bonne Mere by Hafsia Herzi - this film is fresh from the Cannes Film Festival 2021, where it earned rave reviews and the ‘Un Certain Regard’ Ensemble Prize

Fatwa by Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud, Eclypses by Fadhel Jaziri, and On the Crossbar by Sami Tlili, and a multi awarded film, A son by Medhi M. Barsaoui.

All films will be followed by live or virtual Q&A.

Dive into Tunisian cinema with us!

Bonne Mere by Hafsia Herzi

A North African mother who fights every day for her children, and carries on various trades, forgetting her desires and her life as a woman.

Fatwa by Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud

Fatwa by Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud covers the radicalisation of Tunisian youth through the eyes of a loving father.

A son by Mehdi M. Barsaoui

A son by Mehdi M. Barsaoui deals with a child in need of a liver transplant after a terrorist ambush, at the hospital a family secret will be revealed.

On the crossbar by Sami Tlili

A throwback to Habib Bourguiba's presidency era in 1978, focusing on the failed strike insurrection by the Union in parallel with a very memorable sport event, the qualification of the Tunisian National Team to the World Cup in Argentina.

Eclypses by Fadhel Jaziri

Eclypses by Fadhel Jaziri is a political thriller, set during the democratic transition in Tunisia intertwined with the discovery of a network of jihadist smugglers.
Eclypses by Fadhel Jaziri is a political thriller, set during the democratic transition in Tunisia intertwined with the discovery of a network of jihadist smugglers.