Aïcha
Aya, a chambermaid at a hotel in southern Tunisia, is exploited by her boss and by her parents. When she survives a bus crash and is presumed dead, she decides to begin a new life in Tunis. Diving into the city's club scene under a new name, she witnesses a crime and is questioned by a suspicious policeman. Fatma Sfar excels in the role of a woman who reinvents herself in a world of lies.
Genre
Competition
Movie length
Feature-length
Movie type
Fiction
Countries
Saudi Arabia / Tunisia / France / Italy / Qatar
Language
Arabic
Subtitles: German / English
Year
2024
Show Times
Fri, 04.04.2025 – 21:00, Filmpodium, Arab/d/e
Sun, 06.04.2025 – 12:00, Frame 5, Arab/d
Running Time
123'
Director
Mehdi M. Barsaoui
Mehdi Barsaoui trained as an editor in Tunis and as a director in Bologna. His first feature A Son won many awards, including a César. Aïcha is his second film.
Screenplay
Mehdi M. Barsaoui
Cinematography
Antoine Héberlé
Music
Amin Bouhafa
Editor
Camille Toubkis
Cast
Fatma Sfar
Nidhal Saadi
Yasmine Dimassi
Hela Ayed
Badis Galaoui
Ala BenHamad
Nidhal Saadi
Yasmine Dimassi
Hela Ayed
Badis Galaoui
Ala BenHamad