mt-title

Aya, thirty-year-old Tunisian, lives in Tozeur, a city in southern Tunisia, at the gates of the desert. Between social diktats, conservatism and disillusionment, Aya is not the happiest girl in the world. One day, a misfortune befalls her. Aya doesn't know yet that this will be the most beautiful thing that has ever happened to her. An unexpected opportunity for this young woman who sees her life completely questioned.

Keywords

  • Based on a True Story
  • La Biennale di Venezia !
  • Maghreb Cinema
  • Mostra: The best from the previous years

Actors

  • Fatma Sfar
  • Nidhal Saadi
  • Yassmine Dimassi
  • Mohamed Ali Ben Jemaa
  • Hela Ayed
  • Ala Benhamad
  • Sawssen Maalej

Director

  • Mehdi M. Barsaoui

Drama


2h 3min


-12

ARABIC


FRENCH

DUTCH

France
Italy
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Tunisia
2025
Trailer
After surviving a tragic accident, Aya decides to disappear and reinvent her life in Tunis.

After surviving a tragic accident, Aya decides to disappear and reinvent her life in Tunis.


Aya, thirty-year-old Tunisian, lives in Tozeur, a city in southern Tunisia, at the gates of the desert. Between social diktats, conservatism and disillusionment, Aya is not the happiest girl in the world. One day, a misfortune befalls her. Aya doesn't know yet that this will be the most beautiful thing that has ever happened to her. An unexpected opportunity for this young woman who sees her life completely questioned.

Festivals

Internationalen Filmfestspiele Venedig

Internationalen Filmfestspiele Venedig

Cinemamed

Cinemamed

Cast & Crew

mehdi-m-barsaoui

Director

Mehdi M. Barsaoui

fatma-sfar

Cast

Fatma Sfar

nidhal-saadi

Cast

Nidhal Saadi

yassmine-dimassi

Cast

Yassmine Dimassi

mohamed-ali-ben-jemaa

Cast

Mohamed Ali Ben Jemaa

hela-ayed

Cast

Hela Ayed

ala-benhamad

Cast

Ala Benhamad

sawssen-maalej

Cast

Sawssen Maalej


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