Tunisia / 2018 / 102mins / Drama / Arabic

Brahim Nadhour returns to his home country, Tunisia, after a few years of absence to bury his son, Marouane, who was killed in a motorcycle accident. As he embarks on a quest to find out what exactly happened, he is shocked to see how his homeland has changed since the Arab Spring. He finds out that Marouane has been active in a radical islamist group and a fatwa has been declared on his ex-wife, Loubna. The film explores the complex process of radicalization in a society as it deeply affects individuals and family relationships.

Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud

Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud was born in 1947 in Tunis, Tunisia, to a family of Turkish origin. He made his first feature film, Crossings, in 1982. His second feature film, released in 1992, Chichkhan, Diamond Dust, was selected for Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. He also released a number of documentary films from 1992 and 2006. He has continued to make films that have marked his career’s success, such as Naps Grenadines, which was released in 2003. His 2018 feature film, Fatwa, won the first prize at the Carthage Film Festival. Learn More