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Keswa, the lost thread


Keswa, the lost thread

Kalthoum Bornaz - Tunisia


Synopsis

Nozha returns home after a long absence and a feud with her family, due to her marriage against their will. After her divorce, she agrees, to please her family, to wear the heavy traditional keswa embroidered with silver thread, for the wedding of her brother which takes place the same evening. Her keswa gets caught on thorns, and little by little, the embroidered silver thread begins to unravel.



Film details

Type : Fiction
Duration : 100 min
Year of production : 1998
Country : Tunisia
Screenwriter : Kalthoum Bornaz
Cinematography : Claude Bennys
Editor : Kalthoum Bornaz
Director : Kalthoum Bornaz
Production company : Morgane Films