Salha: Salha Nasraoui
Mohamed: Mohammed Houcine Grayaa
Malek: Malek Mechergui
Chaker: Chaker Mechergui
Rayene: Rayene Mechergui
Reem: Jasmin Yazid
CREW
Production: Habib Attia (Tunisia/Cinetelefilms), Sarra Ben-Hassen, Maria Gracia Turgeon, Annick Blanc (Canada/Midi la Nuit), Meryam Joobeur,
Co-Production: Andréas Rocksen (Sweden/Laika Films & TV), Doha Institute (Qatar)
Director: Meryam Joobeur
Screenplay: Meryam Joobeur
DoP: Vincent Gonneville
Art Director: Valérie-Jeanne Mathieu
Editor: Anouk Deschênes
Sound: Théo Porcet, Jean-David Perron, Aymen Laabidi, Cult Nation
Music: Peter Venne
SYNOPSIS
Mohamed is deeply shaken and suspicious when his estranged eldest son Malek returns home from Syria to rural Tunisia with a mysterious young wife in tow. The emotional complexities of a family reunion and past wounds lead to tragic consequences.
Mohamed, un berger tunisien, est profondément bouleversé et méfiant lorsque son fils aîné, Malek, revient de Syrie, accompagné de sa mystérieuse femme. Les complexités émotionnelles d'une réunion famille et de blessures passées entraînent des conséquences tragiques.
BIO
Tunisian writer/director Meryam Joobeur is a graduate of Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montréal. Her previous films include the short documentary GODS, WEEDS & REVOLUTIONS (2012) and BORN IN THE MAELSTROM (2017), starring Sasha Lane. She is currently developing three feature films including the feature version of ‘Brotherhood’ and has participated in the Berlinale Talent Lab (2016) TIFF Talent Lab (2016) and the Rawi Screenwriter’s Lab (2016).
AWARDS
Golden Gate Award For Best Narrative Short – San Francisco Film Festival, 2019 *Academy Award®-qualifying
The Ellen Award, Jury Award for Drama – Aspen Shortfest, 2019 *Academy Award®-qualifying
Best Narrative short – Indy Shorts – 2019 *Academy Award®-qualifying
Best International Short Film – Short Shorts Film Festival, 2019 *Academy Award®-qualifying
City of Melbourne Grand Prix for Best Short Film – Melbourne Int. Film Festival – 2019 *Academy Award®-qualifying
Best Fiction – In The Palace International Short Film Festval- 2019 *Academy Award®-qualifying
Best Short of the Festival – Raindance - 2019 *Academy Award®-qualifying
Short Cuts Award for the Best Canadian Short – Toronto Int. Film Festival, 2018
Best Canadian Short Film, Audience Award – Festival du Nouveau Cinema, 2018
Tanit d’Or for the Best Fiction Short – Carthage Film Festival, 2018
ZBK Audience Award – Winterthur Int. Short Film Festival, 2018
Audience Award – Festival Images en Vues, 2018
Methexis Award for Best Short Film – MedFilm Festival, 2018
Best Canadian Short Film – Festival Int. du Film Francophone en Acadie, 2018
Canadian Short Work Award, AWFJ Best Female Directed Short Award – Whistler Film Festival, 2018