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AS I OPEN MY EYES

by Leyla Bouzid

synopsis

Tunis, Summer 2010, a few months before the Revolution. As Ben Ali's government nears the end, Farah, an eighteen-years-old girl, joins "Joujma", a political rock band. In a night-time Tunis, she sings, drinks, discovers love and protest, all against the will of Hayet, her mother, who knows Tunisia and its taboos. But in her love life as on the scene, Farah goes further and further, without suspecting the danger of a regime that watches and infiltrates her privacy. Hayet will do anything to protect her, even revive the wounds of her own youth.

international title: As I Open My Eyes
original title: A peine j'ouvre les yeux
working title: Dieu protège ma fille
country: Tunisia, France, Belgium
sales agent: The Party Film Sales
year: 2015
genre: fiction
directed by: Leyla Bouzid
film run: 102'
release date: BE 27/04/2016
screenplay: Leyla Bouzid, Marie-Sophie Chambon
cast: Baya Medhaffar, Ghalia Benali, Montassar Ayari, Lassaad Jamoussi, Aymen Omrani
cinematography by: Sébastien Goepfert
film editing: Lilian Corbeille
music: Khyam Allami
producer: Anthony Rey, Sandra da Fonseca, Imed Marzouk
production: Blue Monday Productions, Hélicotronc, Propaganda Production (TN)
distributor: Shellac Distribution

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