THE DISQUALIFIED

EL MEDESTANSI

By Hamza OUNI

RHESUS MONKEY FILM - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2020

Mehrez, a dancer and theater actor, embodies the disillusionment felt by young Tunisians

Festivals
& Awards

Gabes Cinema Fen 2020
Best feature film
Batumi International Art House Film Festival 2020
Jury Mention
visions du reel 2020
Jury Mention
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • TUNISIA
    • Languages
    • ARABIC
    • Duration
    • 116 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Hamza OUNI
    • Producer(s)
    • Erige SEHIRI (HENIA PRODUCTION), Ahmed KEFI (Rhesus Monkey Film), Stéphane JOURDAIN (La Huit)
    • Synopsis
    • Hailing from Mohammedia, Tunisia, the film documents twelve years in the life of Mehrez. A gifted
      dancer and actor, but also irresistibly addicted to gambling and horse races, he struggles on a daily
      basis with himself and the bewildering contradictions of his country. In his unstoppable quest for
      truthful emotions, Mehrez defies all rules.