Tlamess

Name: Tlamess
Genre: Drama
Released: 2019
Duration: 120 min

Director: Ala Eddine Slim

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Highlights

Tlamess had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
The film was selected to compete in the New Competition section “Meet the Neighbors” at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
The film is Alaa Eddine Slim's second feature after his award-winning film The Last of Us.
Received production grants from the Spring Grand and Doha Film Institute.
The film provokes existential questions and reflects on some social and political aspects. It aims to establish a unique relationship between man and nature.

2019/ Tunisia - France120 min/ Drama

Original Title

Tlamess

SYNOPSIS

Following the death of his mother, “S”, a young Tunisian soldier, is granted a one-week leave to pay a visit to his homeland. Instead of returning to the army, he absconds and soon becomes the target of a manhunt. Seriously injured after a few altercations with the police, "S" resorts to the forest, where he meets "F", a young impregnated woman who mysteriously abandons her luxurious lifestyle and seeks solitude in the forest. The paths of the two intersect and they establish a one-of-a-kind bond.

CAST

Abdullah Miniawy
Souhir Ben Amara
Khaled Ben Aissa

CREW

Screenwriter: Ala Eddine Slim
DOP: Amine Messadi
Editor: Ala Eddine Slim

Production Company(ies)

Exit Productions
Inside Productions
Madbox Studios
Still Moving

Producer(s)

Ala Eddine Slim
Juliette Lepoutre
Pierre Menahem

Cannes Film Festival, France

BFI London Film Festival, UK

La Rochelle International Film Festival, France

Busan International Film Festival, South Korea

Mostra Internacional de Cinema, Brazil

Arab Film Festival and Media Institute (AFMI), USA

T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland

Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco

Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece

International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands

Gabes Cinema Fen, Tunisia

Carthage Film Festival. Tunisia

Cairo Cinema Days, Egypt

Best Director Award at the Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco

Jury Award at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece

Best Feature Fiction Film Award at the Gabes Cinema Fen, Tunisia

Main award at the KINO DER KUNST Film Festival, Germany

Reviews

Sutiwat Samartkit - Movie Style Thailand (Thai)

Hauvick Hebachian - Independent Arabia

Mohammed Rouda - Asharq al-Awsat (Arabic)

Jay Weissberg – Variety

Deborah Young - The Hollywood Reporter

Wendy Ide - Screen Daily

Kaleem Aftab - Cineuropa

Quotes

"[Tlamess] has special qualities that don't apply on any other Arab or international films. Its world is totally weaved in the director's imagination to knit the best world to narrate his story. A world that is best described as complex and unconventional." Mohammed Rouda - Asharq al-Awsat (Arabic)

“The opening scenes are beautifully composed, playing with light and darkness, shadow and silhouette…” Jay Weissberg – Variety

“This leaves the film at exactly the place where The Last of Us became a metaphorical rejection of the cruel contemporary world.” Deborah Young - The Hollywood Reporter

“Sterling work from the production design department creates a space that looks both bone-chillingly damp and somehow inviting; a moist, mossy safe space.” Wendy Ide - Screen Daily

“…the sound design and cinematography remain of a high standard as Slim creates an atmospheric picture about trying to find meaning in life.” Kaleem Aftab - Cineuropa