LES PASTÈQUES DU CHEIKH

Kaouther BEN HANIA - Tunisia

Synopsis

Sheikh Taher is a devout and respected imam. He agrees to pray over the corpse of a woman he does not know. This act of piety proves to be the sin that enables Hamid, his machiavellian, ambitious young assistant, to usurp his power.

Film details

Genre : Short films
Duration : 23 minutes
Year of production : 2018
Country : Tunisia
Screenwriter : KAOUTHER BEN HANIA
Cinematography : SAMUEL DRAVET
Editor : REMI DUMAS
Director : Kaouther BEN HANIA
Production company : TANIT FILMS - CINETELEFILMS






She studied film-making in Tunisia and Paris. Her prizewinning films include The Challat of Tunis (2014), Zaineb Hates the Snow (2016) and Beauty and the Dogs (2017).