FATMA

Khaled Ghorbal

tunisia france 2001 124 min

At 17, Fatma is subjected to a rape but decides not to tell anybody. Continuing her studies, she dreams of the day when she will finally be free, but then she meets Aziz and from then on everything she does is in order to stay with him.

• About the film

  Original title Fatma (فاطمة)

  Directed by Khaled Ghorbal

  Screenplay Khaled Ghorbal

  Cast Awatef Jendoubi Bagdadi Aoum Nabila Guider Amel Safta

  Music Foued Ghorbal

  Cinematography Jean Luc Lhuillier
  Editing Andree Davanture

  Production Mandala Productions Amilcar Films

• Festivals & Awards

  Quinzaine des Cinéastes — Cannes Film Festival
  2001 | Feature Film Selection
  CICAE Art & Essay Prize

  Rabat International Film Festival
  2001
  Hope Prize / Prix de l’espoir

  International Film Festival of Kerala
  2002
  Best Director — Khaled Ghorbal

  FESPACO — Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou
  2003 | Official Competition — Feature Films
  Best Actress — Awatef Jendoubi
  Best Sound — Hachmi Joulak

  Paris Film Festival
  2003
  Clap d’Or de la Jeunesse