ASon

A Son

By

Mehdi M. Barsaoui

With: Sami Bouajila, Najla Ben Abdallah

Tunisia, summer 2011.

The holiday to Southern country ends in disaster for Fares, Meriem and their 10-year-old son Aziz when he is accidentally shot in an ambush.

His injury will change their lives as Aziz needs a liver transplant, which leads to the discovery of a long-buried secret. Will Aziz and their relationship survive?

Festivals & Awards

Orizzonti Award for Best Actor – Venice International Film Festival 2019

BFI 2019 – Official Selection

Special Jury Award, Best Arab Film and United Nations Award – Cairo IFF 2019

César Awards 2021 – Best Actor

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Press

Brigitta Portier, Alibi Communication

Both actors inhabit their roles with a gripping degree of authenticity

VARIETY

An exciting debut from a new voice in Arab cinema

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

A suspenseful and emotionnaly draining tale

SCREEN DAILY

Original title: Bik Eneich / Un Fils

Production: Dolce Vita Films - Cinetelefilms - 13 Productions

Nationality: France - Tunisia - Lebanon - Qatar

Year of production: 2019

Running time: 95'

Language: Arabic, French

Ratio: 1.85

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