Ali is a young Tunisian who dreams of a better life and ekes out a lonely existence selling contraband oil on the black market. When his father dies, he is forced to care for his two younger sisters who have been left to their own devices in a house from which they will soon be evicted. As he wrestles with the sudden weight of responsibility and the injustices he faces, anger and indignation stir within Ali – that of a generation still fighting to be heard more than a decade after the revolution…
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25 people
Adam Bessa
Ali Hamdi
Known for
Extraction 2
Hanna
Najib Allagui
Omar
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Salima Maatoug
Alyssa Hamdi
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Ikbal Harbi
Sarra Hamdi
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Khaled Brahem
Skander Hamdi
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Hsouna Heni
Petrol distributor
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Jamel Madani
Homeless man
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Ken Ya Makanech
Chwereb
Mohamed Ouni
Bar owner
Also in
The Pleasure Principle
Elyes Riahi
German emigrant
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Ragouj
Mohamed Nsibi
Bar customer
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Khaled Barsaoui
Contra driver
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Moez Hannachi
Imam
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Lotfy Nathan Director · Eli Keszler Composer Maximilian Pittner Cinematographer
First release May 19, 2022 · Produced in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United States · Languages Arabic, French
Production
Wrong Men
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Anonymous Content
Production
Cinenovo
Production
Detailfilm
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Spacemaker Productions
Production
Kodiak Pictures
Production
Beachside Films
Production
Tarantula
Production
Cinétéléfilms
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MacPac Entertainment
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Red Sea Fund
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ZDF
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Film Constellation
Production
Belgium · France · Germany · Luxembourg · Saudi Arabia · Tunisia · United States
Produced in
Before Spring
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Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
France · May 19, 2022
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · November 2, 2022
Theatrical · Visa CNC 155657
No release date listed for United States.
France
March 23, 2023 · Digital · VOD
April 4, 2023 · Physical · DVD
January 7, 2025 · TV · ARTE
Romania
November 2, 2022 · Digital
Spain
April 28, 2023 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 5, 2023 · Limited theatrical
May 19, 2023 · Digital
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