Tunisia / 2014 / 78mins / Drama / French and Arabic

After an evening in a nightclub and a swim at dawn, three young people, Sonia, Fafou and Yanis, sneak into a villa. They settle down there until they unexpectedly meet the owner on a swivel chair. Kateb, a writer, turns out to be manipulative and mysterious. His meeting with Yanis reveals to us the life story of the young man who has identified with his latest book. Is Kateb simply the author of a story looking like the young man?

Taieb Louhichi

Taieb Louhichi is Tunisian sociologist, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He studied sociology and film directing in Paris. His first feature, L’ombre de la terre, was screened at Cannes in La Semaine de la Critique. In 2006 he was in a car crash which led him to lose feeling in his limbs. That never stopped him. Louhichi continues to make films, which has earned him awards at several festivals. In 2011, he filmed the documentary Les Gens de l'étincelle (People of the Spark) on the Tunisian Revolution. He released L'Enfant du soleil (The Child of the Sun) in 2013. His last feature film was 2017's La Rumeur de l'eau. Taïeb Louhichi passed away in February 2018, at the age of 69. Learn More