17/1 | 17:00 | A Son
Synopsis
Tunisia, summer 2011. A holiday to the southern regions of the country ends in disaster for Fares, Meriem and their 10-year old son Aziz when the latter is accidentally shot in an ambush. His injury will change their lives as Aziz needs a liver transplant, this in turn leads to the discovery of a long-buried secret. Will Aziz and their relationship survive?
Director
Mehdi Barsaoui
Screenplay
Mehdi Barsaoui
Director of Photography
Antoine Heberle
Film Editing
Camille Toubkis
Producers
Habib Attia
Marc Irmer
Production Company
Cinetelefilms
Jour2Fete
DolceVitafilms
Cast
Sami Bouajila
Najla Ben Abdallah
Youssef Khemiri
Noomen Hamda
Duration
95’
Tunisia 2019
Born in 1984 and raised in Tunisia, Mehdi M. Barsaoui is a graduate of the Higher Institute of Multimedia Arts of Tunis and holds a degree in film direction from DAMS in Bologna,
Italy. He has directed three short-films to date. His most recent, We`re Just Fine Like This (2016) won the Golden Muhr for Best Film in Dubai in 2016. His international career begins with A Son (2019), his debut feature-length film, selected at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.
