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A woman tighly hugs her young son in a filed of yellow flowers

Who Do I Belong To Mé el Aïn

  Meryam Joobeur

  Tunisia, France, Canada     117 minutes

Synopsis

Aicha lives in Tunisia’s isolated north with her husband and youngest son. Following the departure of their oldest boys to fight alongside ISIS in Syria, the family exists in a state of fear and uncertainty. Then Mehdi, her oldest, reappears unexpectedly with a mysterious, pregnant bride, and a creeping panic begins to take hold of the family and surrounding community. Mehdi’s return seems to trigger strange happenings around the village, and an unseen darkness lurks around every corner. Shot with stunning intimacy, director Meryam Joobeur deploys breathtaking close-ups that turn faces into landscapes. Charged, wordless gazes and an unsettling, dreamlike atmosphere deepen the sense of mystery as Aicha quietly struggles between her instinct to protect her family and her moral commitment to root out the truth.

 Arabic with subtitles

Screenings & Events

Screening

Mon, Oct 21 @ 8:15pm CDT

at Gene Siskel Film Center, screen 2

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Screening

Wed, Oct 23 @ 12:00pm CDT

at AMC NEWCITY 14, screen 04

Media

Film Credits

  •   Nadim Cheikhrouha, Sarra Ben Hassen, Annick Blanc, Maria Gracia Turgeon, Meryam Joobeur
  •   Meryam Joobeur
  •   Maxime Mathis, Meryam Joobeur
  •   Vincent Gonneville
  •   Salha Nasraoui, Mohamed Hassine Grayaa, Malek Mechergui, Adam Bessa, Dea Liane, Rayen Mechergui, Chaker Mechergui
  •   Peter Venne
  •   Tanit Films, Midi La Nuit, Instinct Bleu

Sponsors

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Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation

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