Synopse
A poetic story of a man trying to escape a world that has become alien to him. After spending four years in prison, Rafik only has one plan: to take his son beyond the mountains and show him that he can fly. Because Rafik’s ex-wife and family find the idea absurd, he abducts his son from school and flees with him through the mountains – ever closer to that magical place where he intends to leave gravity behind him.
Regie
MOHAMED BEN ATTIA (*1976 in Tunis) studied in Valenciennes, France, and in Tunis. His debut feature Inhebbek Hedi won the prize for the best debut at the Berlinale in 2016 and the Silver Bear for Best Actor. Behind the Mountains is his third feature film.
Info
Original Title: Oura El Jebel
International Title: Behind the Mountains
Category: Feature
Section: Kaleidoskop
Version & Subtitles: Arabic OV with English subtitles
Director: Mohamed Ben Attia
Cast/Protagonists: Majd Mastoura, Walid Bouchhioua, Samer Bisharat, Selma Zeghidi, Helmi Dridi, Wissem Belgharek
Production country: Italy, France, Qatar, Belgium, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia
Year of Production: 2023
Length: 98 min
Producer: Dora Bouchoucha, Lina Chaabane
Production company: Nomadis Images
Sound: Ludovic Escallier, Quentin Colette, Jean-Stéphane Garbe
co-production company: Jean Pierre & Luc Dardenne
World Sales: Natacha Kaganski, Luxbox
