Under the fig trees

DIREcTED BY ERIGE SEHIRI

DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT - CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2022

Director : Erige Sehiri

Script : Erige Sehiri, Ghalya Lacroix, Peggy Hamann

DOP : Frida Marzouk

Casting : Fide Fdhili, Feten Fdhili, Ameni Fdhili, Samar Sifi, Leila Ouhebi, Hneya Ben Elhedi Sbahi, Gaith Mendassi, Abdelhak Mrabti, Fedi Ben Achour, Firas Amri

Countries : Tunisia, France, Switzerland, Germany, Qatar

Genre : Drama

Length : 92mn

Producers : Didar Domehri, Erige Sehiri and Palmyre Badinier

Production : Maneki Films (France), Henia Production (Tunisia)

Coproduction : Akka films (Switzerland), In Good Company (Germany)

International Sales : Luxbox

Distribution France : Jour2fête

RP France : Ciné Sud Promotion - Claire Viroulaud

Synopsis : Among the trees, young women and men working the summer harvest develop new feelings, flirt, try to understand each other, find – and flee – deeper connections.

Festival : Directors’ Fortnight - Cannes Film Festival 2022, Filmfest München 2022 - Marrakech International Film Festival - Atlas Post-production Award - Prix Ecoprod (2022) - Winner of Jury’s Prize - Venice Production Bridge - Final Cut Awards - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2022 - Melbourne International Film Festival - Sarajevo Film Festival