Synopse
Summer 2011. During a holiday trip to Southern Tunisia, Fares, Meriem and their 10-year-old son, Aziz, are ambushed by an armed group. Aziz is injured in the attack and taken to a rudimentary hospital nearby. As the race to provide him with a new liver begins, long-buried truths begin to resurface, jeopardizing the family's chances of finding a donor in time. With support from the Tunisian Ministry of Culture, CNC, PACA Region, AIF, AFAC and Cinemed
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MEHDI M. BARSAOUI (*1984) studied at the ISAMM Academy of Arts in Tunis. A Son is his debut feature film.
Info
Original Title: Bik Eneich - Un fils
International Title: A Son
Category: Feature
Section: Kaleidoskop
Version & Subtitles: Arabic, French OV with German subtitles
Director: Mehdi Barsaoui
Screenplay: Mehdi M. Barsaoui
Cast/Protagonists: Sami Bouajila, Najla Ben Abdallah, Youssef Khemiri, Noomene Hamda, Slah Msaddek, Med Ali Ben Jemaa
Production country: Qatar, France, Lebanon, Tunisia
Year of Production: 2019
Length: 96 min
Producer: Marc Irmer, Habib Attia
Production company: Ciné, té, lé, films, Dolce Vita Films, Schortcut Films, 13 Productions, Metafora Production, A.R.T., Jour2Fê, te
World Sales: Clémence Michalon, Jour2Fê, te
