Ali is a young Tunisian who dreams of a better life and ekes out a lonely existence selling contraband oil on the black market. When his father dies, he is forced to care for his two younger sisters who have been left to their own devices in a house from which they will soon be evicted. As he wrestles with the sudden weight of responsibility and the injustices he faces, anger and indignation stir within Ali – that of a generation still fighting to be heard more than a decade after the revolution…
Keywords
- Cannes: Un Certain Regard
- Cine-Short: 90 Minuten Kino
- Festival de Cannes
- Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis
- Made with Luxembourg
Actors
- Adam Bessa
- Ikbal Harbi
- Najib Allagui
- Salima Maatoug
- Khaled Brahem
Director
- Lotfy Nathan
Drama
1h 27min
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Ali is a young Tunisian who dreams of a better life and ekes out a lonely existence selling contraband oil on the black market. When his father dies, he is forced to care for his two younger sisters who have been left to their own devices in a house from which they will soon be evicted. As he wrestles with the sudden weight of responsibility and the injustices he faces, anger and indignation stir within Ali – that of a generation still fighting to be heard more than a decade after the revolution…
Ali is a young Tunisian who dreams of a better life and ekes out a lonely existence selling contraband oil on the black market. When his father dies, he is forced to care for his two younger sisters who have been left to their own devices in a house from which they will soon be evicted. As he wrestles with the sudden weight of responsibility and the injustices he faces, anger and indignation stir within Ali – that of a generation still fighting to be heard more than a decade after the revolution…
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Lotfy Nathan
Cast
Adam Bessa
Cast
Ikbal Harbi
Cast
Najib Allagui
Cast
Salima Maatoug
Cast
Khaled Brahem