AïCHA
Fiction, 95 min, France/Tunisia/Italy
Written by
Mehdi M. Barsaoui
Directed by
Mehdi M. Barsaoui
Cast
Fatma Sfar, Hela Ayed, Yasmine Dimassi, Nidhal Saadi
Original language
Arabic
Genre
Drama
SYNOPSIS
Aya, in her late twenties, still lives with her parents in southern Tunisia and feels trapped in a life without prospects. One day, the minivan in which she commutes daily between her town and the hotel where she works crashes. As the sole survivor of the accident, she realizes it could be her chance to start a new life. She flees to Tunis under a new identity, but everything is soon compromised when she becomes the main witness to a police blunder.
Production
Dolce Vita Films (France), Dorje Film (Italy), Cinétéléfilms (Tunisia), 13Prod (France)
Supported by
CNC, Doha Film Institute, Eurimages, MiC
Italian Distributor
∞ I Wonder Pictures
International Sales
FESTIVALS
Venice International Film Festival 2024
Best Mediterranean Film, in competition in Orizzonti
Rio International Film Festival 2024
Expectations
BFI London Film Festival 2024
Thrill section
Seville European Film Festival 2024
Rampa
International Film Festival of India, GOA 2024
Cinema of the World
39th Mar del Plata International Film Festival
SIGNIS Award for Best International Film
Red Sea International Film Festival 2024
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