
Hedi is a quiet young man following the path that has been traced out for him. Tunisia is changing, but Hedi doesn't expect much from the future and lets others make his big decisions for him. The same week his mother is preparing his marriage, his boss sends him to the seaside town of Mahdia to seek out new clients. At a crossroads, Hedi begins avoiding his professional duties and soon meets Rim, a free spirited globetrotter working as an activity leader at a local resort. R... (Full plot summary below)
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Hedi is a quiet young man following the path that has been traced out for him. Tunisia is changing, but Hedi doesn't expect much from the future and lets others make his big decisions for him. The same week his mother is preparing his marriage, his boss sends him to the seaside town of Mahdia to seek out new clients. At a crossroads, Hedi begins avoiding his professional duties and soon meets Rim, a free spirited globetrotter working as an activity leader at a local resort. Rim's lust for life quickly rubs off on Hedi and the two begin a passionate love affair. With preparations for the wedding in full swing back at home in Kairouan, Hedi is finally forced to make a choice for himself.
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| En FilmeLuis Fernando GalvánAn emotional portrait of how anxiety works, the yearning for freedom, and the deep fear of change. [Full review in Spanish] |
| Screen InternationalWendy IdeThe performances from the leads, in particular Majd Mastoura as the browbeaten Hedi, are strong. Captured by spry hand-held camera, Mastoura negotiates a bold arc. |
| Seattle TimesMichael UpchurchActor Majd Mastoura makes pouting, uptight Hedi a completely unpredictable force in the film, while director Mohamed Ben Attia subtly weaves the seismic social changes brought on by the Arab Spring into this sly, poignant drama. |
| ClarínGaspar ZimermanA classic theme - the dichotomy between tradition and freedom, between the security of the established and the risk of the unknown - appears here with a fresh and sensitive look. [Full review in Spanish] |
| Cinemanía (Spain)Sergio F. Pinilla... Hedi turns the individual into the country's metaphor... [Full review in Spanish] |
| El Pais (Spain)Jordi CostaA film has the singularity of focusing on male suffocation in a society of Muslim tradition, compared to many other recent films that have chosen to attend the situation of women in similar contexts. [Full review in Spanish] |
| The Film StageRory O'ConnorThis generational and ideological clash simmers quietly beneath the film's romantic surface and lends to its contemporary tone, perhaps quietly capturing the zeitgeist of modern Tunisia at the same time. |