ASHKAL

By Youssef CHEBBI

THE PARTY FILM SALES - as SALES

Thriller - Completed 2022

Tunis. Two cops find a burnt body in an abandoned lot and start looking into this mysterious case. When the event repeats itself, the investigation takes a puzzling turn.

Festivals
& Awards

Directors' Fortnight 2022
Toronto - TIFF 2022
Contemporary World Cinema
Red Sea IFF 2022
Festival Favorites
BFI London FF 2022
FIFF Namur 2022
Special Jury Mention
Neuchatel International Fantastic FF 2022
Prix de la Critique
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Thriller, Drama, Crime
    • Countries
    • FRANCE, TUNISIA, QATAR
    • Languages
    • ARABIC
    • Duration
    • 92 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Youssef CHEBBI
    • Writer(s)
    • Youssef CHEBBI, François-Michel ALLEGRINI
    • Producer(s)
    • Farès LADJIMI (SUPERNOVA FILMS)
    • Synopsis
    • 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.