As I Open My Eyes
Tunis, summer 2010, a few months before the Revolution: Farah, 18 years old, has just graduated and her family already sees her as a future doctor. But she doesn't have the same idea. She sings in a political rock band, has a passion for life, gets drunk, discovers love and her city by night against the wishes of her mother Hayet, who knows Tunisia and its dangers all too well.
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Baya Medhaffer
Farah
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Ghalia Ben Ali
Hayet
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Montassar Ayari
Borhène
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Aymen Omrani
Ali
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l’Oiseau Bleu
Lassaad Jamoussi
Mahmoud
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Lylet Shak
Deena Abdelwahed
Inès
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Youssef Soltana
Ska
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Marwen Soltana
Sami
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Najoua Mathouthi
Ahlem
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Younes Ferhi
Moncef
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Fethi Akkari
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Sabriya
Saloua Mohamed
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Ommi Traki
Leyla Bouzid Director · Marie-Sophie Chambon Screenplay Sébastien Goepfert Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $51K · First release September 5, 2015 · Produced in Belgium, France, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates
Box office
Worldwide gross
$50,656
Production
Hélicotronc
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Blue Monday Productions
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Propaganda Productions
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Arab Fund for Arts and Culture
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Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
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Ciclic - Région Centre
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Emergence
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L'Aide aux Cinémas du Monde
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (France)
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Ministry of Culture (Tunisia)
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Moulin d'Andé-CECI
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Propaganda Production
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Visions Sud Est
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VOO
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Belgium · France · Tunisia · United Arab Emirates
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Languages
Original title
À peine j'ouvre les yeux
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
Italy · September 5, 2015
Premiere · Venice Film Festival (Giornate degli Autori)
France · December 23, 2015
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
January 12, 2017 · Theatrical
Canada
September 15, 2015 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
October 9, 2015 · Premiere · Festival International du Film de Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Greece
January 19, 2017 · Theatrical
Iceland
September 25, 2015 · Premiere · Reykjavik International Film Festival
Italy
April 28, 2016 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 19, 2016 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
October 13, 2016 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 17, 2015 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
Switzerland
February 18, 2016 · Theatrical · Italian
March 24, 2016 · Theatrical · French
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