Ashkal

63rd TIFF: Greek Premiere

In the Gardens of Carthage, a district of Tunis initiated by the former Regime which construction stopped at the beginning of the Revolution, two cops, Fatma and Batal, find a burnt body in one of the lots. As construction slowly resumes, they start looking into this mysterious case. When the event repeats itself, the investigation takes a puzzling turn.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Youssef Chebbi

Script: Youssef Chebbi, François-Michel Allegrini

Cinematography: Hazem Berrabah

Editing: Valentin Feron

Sound: Aymen Labidi, Waldir Xavier, Mathieu Nappez

Music: Thomas Kuratli

Actors: Fatma Oussaif, Mohamed Houcine Grayaa, Rami Harrabi, Hichem Riahi, Nabil Trabelsi, Bahri Rahali

Production: Supernova Films

Producers: Farès Ladjimi

Co-production: POETIK Film, Blast Film

Sets: Malek Gnaoui

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: France, Tunisia

Production Year: 2022

Duration: 94΄

Contact: The Party Film Sales

Awards/Distinctions: International Critic’s Award – Neuchâtel International Fantastic FF 2022

Youssef Chebbi

Youssef Chebbi was born in Tunisia in 1984. After studying art, he directed two short films, Vers le Nord and Les Profondeurs selected in several international festivals. In 2012, he co-directed the documentary Babylon which won the Jury Prize at FID Marseille and was presented at MoMA. Ashkal is his first feature.