Streams
Fall Grants 2016
Mehdi Hmili / Feature Narrative / Tunisia, France, Luxembourg, Qatar / 2020 / 100 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Drama, Social Issues, Family
Synopsis
Amel works in a factory in Tunis. She lives with her alcoholic husband Tahar, a former local football player, and their only son Moumen, a talented teenage football goalkeeper. To convince the boss of the factory to provide her with connections for her son, Amel betrays her fellow workers, who have been organizing a strike. Amel meets the connection—Imed, a wealthy businessman, who takes advantage of the situation and abuses Amel. She surrenders to his advances in order to offer her son the opportunity of a lifetime. But the police catch them, and Amel is imprisoned, accused of adultery and prostitution. Moumen is destroyed by the scandal and becomes violent, stops his football career and starts drinking and taking drugs. After her release, she searches for Moumen in the lower and violent streets of Tunis. In this long quest for her missing son, Amel has to face the deteriorating Tunisian society.
Credits
- Director
- Mehdi Hmili
- Screenwriter
- Mehdi Hmili
- Producer
- Moufida Fedhila
- Production Company
- Yol Film House
About the Director
Mehdi Hmili is a Tunisian director, screenwriter and producer. He received his film education in Paris, where he directed several acclaimed films exploring themes of love and exile, including ‘X-Moment’, ‘Li-La’, and ‘The Night of Badr’. In 2019, Mehdi participated in La Fabrique Cinéma du Monde at the Cannes Film Festival with the feature documentary ‘Fouledh’. The film received a series of development awards, such as the El Gouna Film Festival award. His second feature film ‘Streams’ which he directed and co-produced, was officially selected for its world premiere at the 74th Locarno Film Festival. The film was met with critical acclaim and numerous awards, including Best Director at the Malmö Arab Film Festival and Best Actress at the Cairo International Film Festival. Its theatrical release in Tunisia, Luxembourg, and France, followed by its acquisition by Netflix. As a prominent figure in the new wave of Tunisian producers and directors, Hmili has significantly influenced the cinematic landscape of his country. His experience as an alumnus of the prestigious ‘Torino Film Lab’ and as the showrunner of the true-story-based series ‘All About Adam’ underscores his commitment to pushing the boundaries of narrative storytelling.
Contacts
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Main Contact
Moufida Fedhila
- Company:
- Yol Film House
- Phone:
- +216 71 353 008
- Email:
- dogmafilms.contact@gmail.com