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Essaïda


Essaïda

Mohamed Zran - Tunisia


Synopsis

A famous painter living in Tunis, Amine, in his forties, is preparing an exhibition but is going through a creative crisis. He meets Nidal, a delinquent teenager who begs to support his family and is beaten by his unemployed and alcoholic father. Intrigued, Amine follows Nidal to Essaïda, a disadvantaged neighborhood in Tunis where the young man lives. Moved by the neighborhood and its inhabitants, Amine decides to move there to start his new life.



Film details

Type : Fiction
Duration : 100 min
Year of production : 1996
Country : Tunisia
Screenwriter : Mohamed Zran
Cinematography : Jean-Claude Couty
Editor : Francis de Delemont
Director : Mohamed Zran
Production company : Sangho Films