• Mé el Aïn
  • Mé el Aïn

Aicha lives in the isolated north of Tunisia with her husband and youngest son. The family lives in anguish after the departure of the eldest sons Mehdi and Amine to the violent embrace of war. When Mehdi unexpectedly returns home with a mysterious pregnant wife, a darkness emerges, threatening to consume the entire village. Aicha is caught between her maternal love and her search for the truth. Competition Berlin 2024.

Meryam Joobeur

Meryam Joobeur

Filmmaker who believes wholeheartedly in the transformative power of storytelling and hopes that her films can capture the beauty, complexity and universal nature of the human condition. Her short films Gods, Weeds and Revolutions (2012) and Born in the Maelstrom (2017) screened internationally. Her Oscar nominated short Brotherhood (2018) screened at more than 150 festivals and won 75 international prizes. Who Do I Belong To is her first feature film.

  • Mé el Aïn
  • Mé el Aïn

 

DAY SECTION CINEMA
Friday, 04/10 21:15 Estação NET Rio 3
Saturday, 05/10 14:00 Cine Santa Teresa
Sunday, 06/10 16:15 Cinesystem Praia de Botafogo 5
Tuesday, 08/10 21:00 Reserva Cultural Niterói 3
Wednesday, 09/10 16:00 Estação NET Gávea 1

* Introduction by the guest(s) and/or Q&A
** Free session