OLFAS TÖCHTER
(orig. LES FILLES D'OLFA)
France, Tunisia, Germany, Saudi Arabia 2023Language:ArabicSubtitles:GermanDirector:Kaouther Ben HaniaWriter:Kaouther Ben HaniaCinematographer:Farouk LaaridhEditor:Jean-Christophe Hym, Qutaiba Barhamji, Kaouther Ben HaniaMusic:Amine BouhafaSound:Amal Attia, Manuel Laval, Henry Uhl, Maxim RomasevichWith:Hend Sabri, Olfa Hamrouni, Eya Chikhaoui, Tayssir Chikhaoui, Nour Karoui, Ichraq MatarProducer:Nadim Cheikhrouha, Habib Attia, Thanassis Karathanos, Martin HampelProduction Company:Cinetelefilms, Twenty Twenty VisionDistributor:Rapid Eye Movies HE GmbH110 min, Colour
The film tells of the life of Olfa, a Tunisian woman and mother of four teenage daughters, two of whom she lost to IS. For this intimate journey into the family history, the director uses a special form. In play scenes, experienced events - some of them traumatic - are re-enacted. In addition to the real people, professional actresses are also involved. The story revolves around hope, rebellion, violence and the relationship between the sisters themselves and their mother. Director Kaouther Ben Hania views the way she works in her film as a therapeutic laboratory in which memories are retrieved and processed.
Director's Filmography:
2020 THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN
2018 SHEIKH’S WATERMELONS (SHORT)
2017 BEAUTY AND THE DOGS
2016 ZAINEB HATES THE SNOW
Trailer
Screenings
- 11.11.2023 18:00 LOT-Theater – Bühne in der Twete