THE SCARECROWS

LES EPOUVANTAILS

By Nouri BOUZID

MPM PREMIUM - as SALES All rights, World

Drama - Completed 2019

Back from the Syrian front, Zina was separated from
her child and Djo finds out she’s pregnant, expressing
her horror only in the novel she is writing. Will they be able to open their black boxes and stand up to the unjust society ?

Festivals
& Awards

Thessaloniki IFF 2019
Film Market Films
Venice - Biennale 2019
Sconfini
FIFF Namur 2019
Competition
JCC Carthage 2019
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Drama, Social issues, LGBT
    • Countries
    • TUNISIA, MOROCCO, LUXEMBOURG
    • Languages
    • ARABIC
    • Duration
    • 98 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Nouri BOUZID
    • Producer(s)
    • Afef BEN MAHMOUD (Mesanges Films), Khalil BENKIRANE (Lycia Productions)
    • Synopsis
    • Back from the Syrian front, Zina was separated from
      her child and Djo finds out she’s pregnant, expressing
      her Syrian horror only in the novel she is writing. To
      assist them in their hard and lengthy reconstruction,
      Human Rights lawyer Nadia, Humanitarian doctor
      Dora and Driss, a young homosexual banned from all
      school establishments, join forces. All together, will
      they be able to help Zina and Djo open their black boxes and stand up to the unjust society ?