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Hedi

22/9/2016, 17:30, Odeon Opera 1 23/9/2016, 21:30, Odeon Opera 2 (P)

Just before he gets married to some girl his parents chose for him and he hasn’t even met, Hedi meets and falls in love with outspoken Rim, which drastically changes everything he believes about life. A disarming story of a personal revolution, which justly won the Best First Feature and Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival.

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Just before he gets married to some girl his parents chose for him and he hasn’t even met, Hedi meets and falls in love with outspoken Rim, which drastically changes everything he believes about life. A disarming story of a personal revolution, which justly won the Best First Feature and Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival.

Director: Mohamed Ben Attia
Screenwriter: Mohamed Ben Attia
DoP: Frederic Noirhomme
Music: Omar Aloulou
Editors: Azza Chaabouni, Ghalya Lacroix, Hafedh Laaridhi
Principal Cast: Majd Mastoura, Rym Ben Messaoud, Sabah Bouzouita, Omnia Ben Ghali, Hakim Boumessoudi, Arwa Ben Smail

Tunisia, Belgium, France, Qatar, UAE | 2016 | Color | DCP | 88' | Arabic



    Publication date: 2016-09-11 13:02:32

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