Ashkal (أشكال)
Qumra Projects
Youssef Chebbi / Feature Narrative / Tunisia, France, Qatar
In Arabic
Genres: Thriller, Politics
Rated: This film has not been rated.
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Synopsis
In the gardens of Carthage, a new district where modern buildings are juxtaposed with abandoned sites and wastelands, the body of a caretaker is found calcined in the middle of a construction site. Batal and Fatma are in charge of the investigation and begin by questioning the workers of the neighbouring yards. The police quickly conclude suicide by immolation, a gesture of despair. Batal and Fatma refute this thesis. Why choose a place so reclusive when usually one immolates oneself in the city centres, hoping to provoke a popular reaction? A few days later, in the same neighbourhood, a teenager is found dead in the middle of a wasteland, also calcined. Our investigators are far from imagining what will happen next...
About the Director
Youssef Chebbi was born in Tunisia in 1984. After studying art, he directed two short films, 'Vers Le Nord' (2010) and 'The Depths' (2012), both selected for various international festivals. In 2012, he co-directed the documentary 'Babylon', which won the Jury Prize at FIDMarseille and was screened at MoMA. His first feature film, 'Ashkal, The Tunisian Investigation', was presented at the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes in 2022 and has received numerous international selections and awards, including a Special Jury Mention at FIFF Namur and the Étalon d'Or at FESPACO, as well as screenings at TIFF Toronto and BFI.
Credits
- Director
- Youssef Chebbi
- Screenwriter
- Youssef Chebbi
- Producer
- Farès Ladjimi
- Production Company
- Supernova Films