Take My Breath
Shams lives with her handicapped sister and her mother. A pretty seamstress, she is desired by the fisherman Habib, by the thuggish mechanic Abdelkader and by his wife Naima, who is the only one to know that Shams is not a woman but intersex. When Abdelkader tries to rape Shams and discovers the truth, a scandal erupts.
A bold and sensitive exploration of LGBTQIA+ issues in Tunisia.
Genre
Out of competition
Movie length
Feature-length
Movie type
Fiction
Country
Tunisia
Language
Arabic
Subtitles: English
Year
2023
Show Times
Fri, 04.04.2025 – 21:00, Frame 5, Arab/e
Running Time
96'
Director
Nada Mezni Hafaiedh
Nada Mezni Hafaiedh studied cinema in Montreal and returned to Tunisia in 2009. Her work includes Tunisian Stories (2012) and Upon the Shadow (2017, AFFZ 2018).
Screenplay
Nada Mezni Hafaiedh
Cinematography
Mohamed Maghraoui
Editor
Noura Nefzi
Cast
Amina Ben Ismail
Mohammed Mrad
Sana Ben Cheikh Larbi
Aymen Ben Hmida
Fathi Akkari
Mohamed Dahech
Fatma Saidene
Mohammed Mrad
Sana Ben Cheikh Larbi
Aymen Ben Hmida
Fathi Akkari
Mohamed Dahech
Fatma Saidene