95-96, year of high school. Only 17 years old, Zahia Ziouni becomes aware that her dream of becoming a conductor and her ambition to make symphonic music accessible to all and in all territories, will go through the creation of an orchestra unique in its diversitý and composition. Helped by her twin sister Fettouma, a cellist, and while she was about to conduct her very first concert, she created the Divertimento orchestra. The latter still exists and, at 44 years old, Zahia is now a conductor recognized worldwide.
Keywords
- Based on a True Story
- Female Filmmakers
- Music & Cinema
- Portraits of empowered women
- music
Actors
- Oulaya Amamra
- Lina El Arabi
- Niels Arestrup
- Zinedine Soualem
- Nadia Kaci
Director
- Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Drama
1h 50min
FRENCH
At 17, Zahia Ziouani dreams of becoming a conductor and her twin sister, Fettouma, a professional cellist.
At 17, Zahia Ziouani dreams of becoming a conductor and her twin sister, Fettouma, a professional cellist.
95-96, year of high school. Only 17 years old, Zahia Ziouni becomes aware that her dream of becoming a conductor and her ambition to make symphonic music accessible to all and in all territories, will go through the creation of an orchestra unique in its diversitý and composition. Helped by her twin sister Fettouma, a cellist, and while she was about to conduct her very first concert, she created the Divertimento orchestra. The latter still exists and, at 44 years old, Zahia is now a conductor recognized worldwide.
Cast & Crew
Director
Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Cast
Oulaya Amamra
Cast
Lina El Arabi
Cast
Niels Arestrup
Cast
Zinedine Soualem
Cast
Nadia Kaci