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Taking place over the course of a day, UNDER THE FIG TREES presents an intergenerational dialogue between a group of teens and older folk as they work the summer harvest, catch feelings, attempt to understand each other, and navigate the complicated terrain of building deeper ties.
Cast
Fide FdhiliFeten Fdhili
Ameni Fdhili
Samar Sifi
Crew
Screenwriter: Erige Sehiri, Ghalya Lacroix, Peggy Hamann
DOP: Frida Marzouk
Editor: Ghalya Lacroix, Hafedh Laaridhi, Malek Kammoun
Henia Production Maneki Films
Producer(s):
Erige Sehiri, Didar Domehri
Cannes Film Festival, France (World Premiere) Toronto International Film Festival, Canada Filmfest Munchen, Germany Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco (Arab World Premiere) Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic BFI London Film Festival, UK Chicago International Film Festival, US Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia & Herzegovina Thessaloniki Film Festival, Greece Bangkok International Film Festival, Thailand Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Brazil Singapore International Film Festival, Singapore Solothurn Film Festival, Switzerland Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway Palm Springs International Film Festival, US Reykjavik International Film Festival, Iceland Carthage Film Festival, Tunisia Pingyao International Film Festival, China Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film, Belgium Black Movie Film Festival, Switzerland Red Sea International Film Festival, KSA Zawya’s Cairo Cinema Days, Egypt
EcoProd Jury Award at the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival Best Director at the Pingyao International Film Festival Best Film (Golden Bayard) at the Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Films Rêvolution Award at the Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen de Bruxelles Silver Tanit Award at the Carthage Film Festival
