Synopsis
While two parents fight for the life of their son, their love threatens to founder on events supposedly long past. Tunesia, summer 2011. Fares, Meriem and their son Aziz are a modern family that continue to lead priveleged lives six months after the overthrow of the Ben Ali regime. One day, they drive to the South of the country on an excursion to the breath-taking beauty of the Tunisian desert. But the holiday becomes a nightmare when their car is attacked by armed men and Aziz is badly wounded. As he’s too weak to be moved, they wait in a rudimentary hospital for an organ donation. A gruelling time of uncertainty begins, causing deep, new wounds.
Bio
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
