UNDER THE FIG TREES

in northwest tunisia, young women work the summer harvest. under the gaze of older workers and men, they flirt, tease, argue. throughout the day, the orchard becomes a theater of emotions, where everyone’s dreams and hopes are played out.

Original Title Taht alshajra (تحت الشجرة)
French Title Sous les figues
Directed by Erige Sehiri
Screenplay Erige Sehiri Ghalya Lacroix Peggy Hamann
Cast Fide Fdhili Ameni Fdhili Feten Fdhili Samar Sifi Leila Ohebi Gaith Mendassi Abdelhak Mrabti
Music Amine Bouhafa
Cinematography Frida Marzouk
Editing Ghalya Lacroix Hafedh Laaridhi Malek Kammoun
Production Companies Henia Production Maneki Films Akka Films Doha Film Institute
Directors’ Fortnight — Cannes Film Festival
2022 | Official Selection
Ecoprod Prize
Munich Film Festival
2022 | CineVision Competition
Nomination — CineVision Award
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
2022 | Horizons
Official Selection
Toronto International Film Festival
2022 | Contemporary World Cinema
Official Selection
Sarajevo Film Festival
2022 | Official Selection
Marrakech International Film Festival
2022 | Special Screenings
Atlas Workshops — Post-Production Award
International Francophone Film Festival of Namur (FIFF)
2022 | Official Competition
Golden Bayard — Best Film
Carthage Film Festival (JCC)
2022 | Official Competition — Feature Films
Silver Tanit
Tübingen | Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival
2022 | Official Competition
Grand Prize
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
2022 | Meet the Neighbors Competition
Nomination — Golden Alexander
Chicago International Film Festival
2022 | New Directors Competition
Nomination — Gold Hugo
Pingyao International Film Festival
2022 | Crouching Tigers
Roberto Rossellini Award — Best Director
Nomination — Roberto Rossellini Award — Best Film
Nomination — People’s Choice Award — Best Film
Reykjavík International Film Festival
2022 | New Visions
Nomination — Golden Puffin
Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival — Cinemamed
2022 | RêVolution Competition
RêVolution Prize
Taipei Film Festival
2023 | International New Talent Competition
Grand Prize
FESPACO — Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou
2023 | Official Competition
Best Actress — Collective Performance
Best Actor — Collective Performance
Göteborg Film Festival
2023 | Voyage
Official Selection
Tromsø International Film Festival
2023 | Official Competition
Nomination — Aurora Award
CPH:DOX
2023 | Parafictions
Official Selection
Black Movie Film Festival
2023
Nomination — Young Adults Jury Award — Best Film
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2023
Nomination — FIPRESCI Prize — Best Foreign Language Film

YALDA, A NIGHT FOR FORGIVENESS

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