Nouri Bouzid

In late 2013, Zina and Djo, both in their twenties, come back to Tunisia from the Syrian front where they were sequestrated and raped. Zina was separated from her two-month-old child and Djo finds out she's pregnant and plunges into mutism and expresses her Syrian horror only in the novel she is writing. Tunisian lawyer, Nadia and Dora, a humanitarian doctor, assist them in their hard and lengthy reconstruction; impeded by the violence of their close circles, the harsh view on the social networks and their angst. Nadia, also Driss' lawyer, a 21-year-old persecuted homosexual who's been banned from all school establishments, asks him to help Zina in the hopes that their stirring meeting will allow them to open their black boxes, to assume themselves and stand up to the unjust society.

In late 2013, Zina and Djo, both in their twenties, come back to Tunisia from the Syrian front where they were sequestrated and raped. Zina was separated from her two-month-old child and Djo finds out she's pregnant and plunges into mutism and expresses her Syrian horror only in the novel she is writing. Tunisian lawyer, Nadia and Dora, a humanitarian doctor, assist them in their hard and lengthy reconstruction; impeded by the violence of their close circles, the harsh view on the social networks and their angst. Nadia, also Driss' lawyer, a 21-year-old persecuted homosexual who's been banned from all school establishments, asks him to help Zina in the hopes that their stirring meeting will allow them to open their black boxes, to assume themselves and stand up to the unjust society.

A Tunisian breakdancer falls in with fundamentalists with designs to turn the young man into a suicide bomber.

A Tunisian breakdancer falls in with fundamentalists with designs to turn the young man into a suicide bomber.

The 40-year-old Omrane is in charge to find maid placements in Tunis for the girls from his village. But the most rebel of the girls has escaped and he has to look for her to get her back in the right path. The girl refuses to lose the freedom she just obtained. For her part, the young Fedlah who was enthusiastic by going to town quickly discovers a world where childhood doesn't belong to.

The 40-year-old Omrane is in charge to find maid placements in Tunis for the girls from his village. But the most rebel of the girls has escaped and he has to look for her to get her back in the right path. The girl refuses to lose the freedom she just obtained. For her part, the young Fedlah who was enthusiastic by going to town quickly discovers a world where childhood doesn't belong to.

아이차는 18살의 신부로 남편 사이드가 일 년 중 11달을 튀니스에서 일할 동안 고향에서 그를 기다려야 한다. 당찬 아이차는 자신도 함께 튀니스로 가고 싶다고 말하고, 그곳에 갈 돈은 자신이 카페트를 짜서 장만하겠다고 한다. 그러자 사이드는 먼저 아들을 낳아야 한다는 조건을 제시한다. 아이치는 동네 여성들과 서로의 꿈을 이야기하고, 남자들이 돌아올 때마다 마을은 축제 분위기로 들뜬다. 남자들이 돌아올 때면 여자들은 머리를 염색하고 목욕을 하며 웃음을 되찾는다. 그러나 세월이 흐르면서, 아이차를 비롯한 다른 여성들은 꿈에서 깨어나기 시작한다. 아이차가 두 딸 뒤에 얻은 아들 아지즈는 그녀의 꿈을 현실로 만들어 줄 듯하지만, 오랫동안 기다렸던 아들은 어머니에게 아픔만 남길 뿐이다. 세월이 흘러 아지즈와 두 딸, 그리고 친구 자이네브와 함께 고향에 돌아온 아이차는 과거를 이해하게 되고 신뢰와 평화, 그리고 평온을 되찾는다.

아이차는 18살의 신부로 남편 사이드가 일 년 중 11달을 튀니스에서 일할 동안 고향에서 그를 기다려야 한다. 당찬 아이차는 자신도 함께 튀니스로 가고 싶다고 말하고, 그곳에 갈 돈은 자신이 카페트를 짜서 장만하겠다고 한다. 그러자 사이드는 먼저 아들을 낳아야 한다는 조건을 제시한다. 아이치는 동네 여성들과 서로의 꿈을 이야기하고, 남자들이 돌아올 때마다 마을은 축제 분위기로 들뜬다. 남자들이 돌아올 때면 여자들은 머리를 염색하고 목욕을 하며 웃음을 되찾는다. 그러나 세월이 흐르면서, 아이차를 비롯한 다른 여성들은 꿈에서 깨어나기 시작한다. 아이차가 두 딸 뒤에 얻은 아들 아지즈는 그녀의 꿈을 현실로 만들어 줄 듯하지만, 오랫동안 기다렸던 아들은 어머니에게 아픔만 남길 뿐이다. 세월이 흘러 아지즈와 두 딸, 그리고 친구 자이네브와 함께 고향에 돌아온 아이차는 과거를 이해하게 되고 신뢰와 평화, 그리고 평온을 되찾는다.

Three well-educated North African women cope with sexual stereotyping in modern Tunisia. Amina a married Muslim woman living in Tunis with her two daughters. Even though she is allowed certain freedoms as a Muslim woman this is curtailed when she meets her old friend from school Aida.

Three well-educated North African women cope with sexual stereotyping in modern Tunisia. Amina a married Muslim woman living in Tunis with her two daughters. Even though she is allowed certain freedoms as a Muslim woman this is curtailed when she meets her old friend from school Aida.

Summer, 1967. La Goulette, the touristic beach of Tunisi, is the site where three nice seventeen-year-old girls live: Gigi, sicilian and catholic; Meriem, Tunisian and Arab; Tina, French and Jewish. They would like to have their first sexual experience during that summer, challenging their families. Their fathers, Youssef, Jojo and Giuseppe, are old friends and their friendship will be in crisis because of the girls, while Hadj, an old rich Arab, would like to marry Meriem.

왕자를 시중들던 하녀의 딸 알리아는 왕자의 부고를 받고 10년 전 떠났던 궁전을 찾아간다. 그곳에서 알리아는 계급은 물론 성적으로도 종속되어 있던 엄마의 어두운 삶과 그로 인해 혼란스러웠던 자신의 어린 시절을 회상한다. 튀니지아가 프랑스 식민치하에서 벗어난 후 한 소녀의 성적 정체성의 혼란을 그린, 튀니지아 출신의 여성감독 무피아 틀라틀리의 첫 데뷔작. 아랍 여성 영화사에 한 획을 그은 작품으로 억압 받는 여성의 해방과 권리 찾기를 보여준다. 궁전의 제일 밑바닥 공간인 부엌은 여성들의 삶의 공간이자 자유의 공간이다. 감독은 1950년 독립 이전 프랑스의 속국이었던 튀니지의 이국적인 정취와 무슬림 전통을 매력적으로 담아내면서 페미니즘적 관점으로 여성의 위치와 남성 특권에 대해 조망한다. 1994 토론토 영화제 비평가상 수상. 1994 칸느 영화제 특별 언급.

The second Gulf War from 1990 to 1991 represents in the collective Arab memory a turning point in regards to the Arab nationalism’s self-perception as well as a moment of deep historical and existential insecurity. Five Arab directors discuss the events from their personal perspective.

Roufa (Abdel Kechiche) is an attractive young man, and that works out well for him because he is a practitioner of "bezness:" he's a sex-for-hire boy for the tourists who come to Tunisia. His girlfriend deeply resents his having sex with other women but doesn't seem much bothered that a rich German man he's been having sex with is hoping to sponsor him in Europe. She also has a hard time with his tendency to behave like any other Arab male around a woman, telling her how to take care of her business. As it turns out, she's got better sense than any of the men around her.

Roufa (Abdel Kechiche) is an attractive young man, and that works out well for him because he is a practitioner of "bezness:" he's a sex-for-hire boy for the tourists who come to Tunisia. His girlfriend deeply resents his having sex with other women but doesn't seem much bothered that a rich German man he's been having sex with is hoping to sponsor him in Europe. She also has a hard time with his tendency to behave like any other Arab male around a woman, telling her how to take care of her business. As it turns out, she's got better sense than any of the men around her.

Twelve-year-old Noura dangles uncertainly in that difficult netherworld between childhood and adulthood. His growing libido has gotten him banned from the women's baths, where his mother took him when he was younger, but he's not yet old enough to participate in grown-up discussions with the men of his Tunisian village. Noura's only real friend is a troublemaker named Salih -- the village political outcast.

Youssef Soltane, a 45-year-old Tunisian intellectual, is the product of a generation that lived the era of euphoria and great ideologies in the sixties, and their subsequent failure. He was incarcerated and tortured for his political opinions. Furthermore, his relationship with Zineb, a young, beautiful bourgeois, only brings him more trouble. During one long winter night, Youssef wanders in search of an emotional haven, prey to all the questions that flood his memory.

Youssef Soltane, a 45-year-old Tunisian intellectual, is the product of a generation that lived the era of euphoria and great ideologies in the sixties, and their subsequent failure. He was incarcerated and tortured for his political opinions. Furthermore, his relationship with Zineb, a young, beautiful bourgeois, only brings him more trouble. During one long winter night, Youssef wanders in search of an emotional haven, prey to all the questions that flood his memory.

In the ensuing days before his wedding bridegroom Hachemi faces both the anxieties of the future and the shadows of the past. His best friend, Farfat, is the topic of street graffiti and local gossip, which calls his manhood into question. This ripples out to affect Hachemi for, unbeknownst to anyone, as apprenticed youths they were molested by Ameur, the local carpenter. Farfat is banished from his father's home and the shared secret between the two friends threatens to undo more than just the wedding, but their very lives.

In the ensuing days before his wedding bridegroom Hachemi faces both the anxieties of the future and the shadows of the past. His best friend, Farfat, is the topic of street graffiti and local gossip, which calls his manhood into question. This ripples out to affect Hachemi for, unbeknownst to anyone, as apprenticed youths they were molested by Ameur, the local carpenter. Farfat is banished from his father's home and the shared secret between the two friends threatens to undo more than just the wedding, but their very lives.