A SON

Mehdi M. Barsaoui

SYNOPSIS

Farès and Meriem form a modern Tunisian family with Aziz, their 9 year old son, from a privileged background. During a trip to the south of Tunisia, their car is targeted by a terrorist group and the young boy is seriously injured…

Feature film with the support of the CNC, CNCI, Région PACA, OIF, AFAC, Région IDF, in co-production with Cinétéléfilms (Tunisie), 13 Productions (France) and Shortcuts (Liban)

GENRE: Fiction

RELEASE DATE: March 11, 2020

RUNNING TIME: 96 minutes

LANGUAGES: French, Arabic

FRENCH DISTRIBUTOR: Jour2Fête

INTERNATIONAL SALES AGENT: The Party Film Sales

César Award for Best Actor, Best Actor Award and Ecumenical Jury Prize at the 76th Venice International Film Festival (Orizzonti), plus over 40 film festivals and more than 20 awards…

 

« A striking first film » – The Hollywood Reporter

« A breathtaking and moving story » – ScreenDaily

« A MASTERFUL, LUCID AND EMINENTLY POLITICAL FIRST FILM » – L’Obs