DUBAI: The 29th edition of the Carthage Film Festival kicked off in Tunis over the weekend and there is a fascinating lineup of films on show.
‘F²¹³Ù·É²¹â€™
Directed by Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud, the film tells the story of a father who returns to Tunisia to bury his son who supposedly committed suicide.
‘Like Salt’
Lebanon’s Darine Hotait directed this story of a female Arab-American boxer in New York who lives life in an aggressive America along with an African-American jazz musician.
‘R±ð²µ²¹°ù»å±ð-²Ñ´Ç¾±â€™
Lotfi is forced back to Tunisia when his ex-wife is hospitalized and now must look after his autistic son in this drama directed by Nejib Belkadhi.
‘Y´Ç³¾±ð»å»å¾±²Ô±ð’
A Coptic leper and an orphaned boy leave their colony for the first time to embark on a journey across Egypt in search of their family roots.
‘Y²¹°ù²¹â€™
Yara lives with her grandmother in an isolated village, but her life is interrupted when she meets a young stranger in this film by Iraq’s Abbas Fahdel.
‘W±ð±ô»å¾±â€™
Mohamed Ben Attia directed this film in which a Tunisian couple, whose lives revolve around their only son, is left distraught after he leaves home to join Daesh.
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