Under the fig trees
Under the fig trees
Erige Sehiri - Tunisia
Synopsis
Among the trees, young women and men working the summer harvest develop new feelings, flirt, try to understand each other, find – and flee – deeper connections.
Film details
Type : Fiction
Duration : 92 min
Year of production : 2022
Country : Tunisia
Screenwriter : Erige Sehiri, Ghalya Lacroix, Peggy Hamann
Cinematography : Frida Marzouk
Editor : Ghalya Lacroix, Hafedh Laaridhi, Malek Kamoun
Director : Erige Sehiri
Production company : Henia Production
Erige Sehiri
Erige Sehiri is a writer, director and producer. In 2018, her feature documentary Railway Men remained six weeks in Tunisian theaters. In 2022 she was selected in the 54th Quinzaine des Réalisateurs at Cannes film festival 2022 with her first feature narrative Under the fig trees.