With: Fatma Oussaifi, Mohamed Houcine Grayaa, Hichem Riahi, Nabil Trabelsi, Bahri Rahali, Rami Harrabi
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.
Festivals & Awards
Festival de Cannes 2022 – Directors’ Fortnight
TIFF 2022 – Contemporary World Cinema
BFI London FF 2022
FIFF Namur 2022 – Special Jury Mention
Neuchatel International Fantastic FF 2022 – Prix de la Critique 2022 –
Bosphorus International Film Festival 2022 – Best International Feature Film
Imagine Film Festival 2022 – Sea Devil Award – Best Fantastic Feature Film
International Film Festival Mannheim Heidelberg 2022 – Best Screenplay Award – Rainer Werner Fassbinder Award
Fespaco 2023 – Etalon d’Or & Best Sound Awards
Festival International de Cinéma Vues d’Afrique 2023 – Special Mention Best Actress
Cérémonie des Sotigui Awards 2023 – Award for the Best North African Actor for Mohamed Houcine Grayaa
