Backstage

a film by Afef Ben Mahmoud and Khalil Benkirane

Competition Giornate degli Autori
Venice Film Festival 2023

Official Section
Cinemamed 2024

Official Section
Mostra de Valencia 2024

Official Section
Arabfilm Festival 2024

Full-length film
2023
Length 90'
Format HD
Language Arabic
Subtitles FR / EN

Synopsis

Synopsis

Aida, member of a contemporary dance troupe touring Morocco, provokes during a representation in a small Middle Atlas town, her life and stage partner Hedi, who injures her onstage triggering a series of events through a long night across a forest, on the way to the next village’s doctor.
Diffusion

IN THEATRE: Tunisia: January 2025 – Morocco soon
Casting

HEDI Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
ILYES Ali Thabet
AIDA Afef Ben Mahmoud
NAWEL Sondos Belhassen
HASSAN Saleh Bakri

MALIK Sofiane Ouissi
AMBER Salima Abdel Wahab

SEIF Nassim Baddag
KHALED Abdalah Badis
SONDOS Hajiba Fahmy
Team

Scriptwriter Afef Ben Mahmoud
First A.D. Roxane Guiga
Directors Afef Ben Mahmoud and Khalil Benkirane
Choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

Continuity Emna Bouyahia
Director of Photography Benjamin Rufi
Set Designer Fatma Madani
Costumes Nezha Dakil
Sound Mix Emmanuel de Boissieu
Production

Produced by Lycia Productions (MA), Mésanges Films (TUN) and les Films de l’Atlaï (FR) and Iota Production.

With the support of CCM, DOHA FILMS INSTITUTE, FILM CLINIC INDIE DISTRIBUTION, CNCI, MÉTAFORA PRODUCTION, FESTIVAL ARABE DE MALMÖ, EL GOUNA, FONDS BILATERAL FRANCO-TUNISIEN, SORFOND, SHELTERPROD, TAXSHELTER.BE and ING

Festivals

Venice International Film Festival 2023, Competition – Giornate degli Autori
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