Dear Son
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Directed by | Mohamed Ben Attia |
Screenplay by | Mohamed Ben Attia |
Produced by | Dora Bouchoucha Fourati |
Starring | Mohamed Dhrif Mouna Mejri Imen Cherif Zakaria Ben Ayyed |
Cinematography | Frédéric Noirhomme |
Edited by | Nadia Ben Rachid |
Music by | Omar Aloulou |
Production companies | Les Films du Fleuve Tanit Films Nomadis Images |
Distributed by | Bac Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Countries | Tunisia Belgium France |
Language | Arabic |
Dear Son (Arabic: ولدي) is a 2018 Tunisian drama film directed by Mohamed Ben Attia. It was selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2] It was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[3][4]
Plot[edit]
A middle-class Tunisian couple learn their only son has joined ISIS in Syria.[4]
Cast[edit]
- Mohamed Dhrif as Riadh
- Mouna Mejri as Nazli
- Imen Cherif as Sameh
- Zakaria Ben Ayyed as Sami
See also[edit]
- List of submissions to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
- List of Tunisian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References[edit]
- ^ "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight unveils 2018 line-up". ScreenDaily.
- ^ "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight Lineup Boasts Colombia's 'Birds of Passage,' Nicolas Cage in 'Mandy'". Variety.
- ^ ""Weldi" de Mohamed Ben Attia présélectionné par la Tunisie dans la course à l'Oscar du meilleur film international 2020". HuffPost Tunisia. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ a b Kozlov, Vladimir. "Oscars: Tunisia Selects 'Dear Son' for International Feature Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 August 2019.