Railway Men draws a portrait of Tunisian railway men and women denouncing the incompetence and corruption of the country’s railway system and celebrating dignity, hope, and resilience.
Cast
Nabi Houji
Ahmed Mourad Khanfir
Afef Mokbli
Issameddine Fitati
Crew
Screenwriter: Erige Sehiri
DOP: Aissa Amine, Erige Sehiri, Ikbal Arafa, Hassene Amri, Ahmed Mourad Khanfir
Editor: Katja Dringenberg, Hafedh Laaridhi, Ghalya Lacroix
Original Title: As-Sekka
Production Company(ies):
Nomadis Images
Akka Films
Les Films de Zayna
Al Jazeera Documentary
Producer(s):
Dora Bouchoucha Palmyre Badinier
Visions du Réel - Festival International de Cinéma Nyon, Switzerland
Montpellier International Festival of Mediterranean Film, France
Carthage Film Festival, Tunisia
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tozeur International Film Festival, Tunisia
Festival Filmer le Travail, France
Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, Finland
Agadir International Documentary Film Festival, Morocco
Malmö Arab Film Festival, Sweden
Festival Traces de Vies, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Festival des Cinémas d’Afrique du Pays d’Apt, France
Zurich Film Festival, Switzerland
Special Jury Mention at the Montpellier International Festival of Mediterranean Film
Audience Award at the Festival Filmer le Travail
Prix du Documentaire at the Festival du Film Arabe de Fameck