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 Fdhili
Feten Fdhili
Ameni Fdhili
Samar Sifi
Crew
Screenwriter: Erige Sehiri, Ghalya Lacroix, Peggy Hamann
DOP: Frida Marzouk
Editor: Ghalya Lacroix, Hafedh Laaridhi, Malek Kammoun
Production Company(ies):
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