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

The Party Film 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

Competition