LEILA'S TRIAL

By Charlie KOUKA

LES CINEMAS DU MONDE - LA FABRIQUE CINEMA DE L’INSTITUT FRANÇAIS - as PROMO

First film - Development 2023

In Cité Nour, a dilapidated district of a small Tunisian town, a young girl of 14 who performs miracles divides the neighborhood: is she a witch or a saint?

    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • First film, Drama
    • Countries
    • TUNISIA
    • Director(s)
    • Charlie KOUKA
    • Producer(s)
    • Cyrine SELLAMI (NOMADIS IMAGES)
    • Synopsis
    • Leïla, a 14-year-old girl lives in Cité Nour – a decrepit neighborhood in a small Tunisian town, which is about to be razed to the ground. Here, religion plays a significant role. After performing several miracles, Leïla is either championed or rejected by the people around her: is she a witch or a saint? Can this strange girl really save the neighborhood?