Fatwa is a 2018 Tunisian drama film directed by Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud and co-produced by Habib Ben Hedi, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, and Luc Dardenne.[1][2] The film stars Ahmed Hafiane with Ghalia Benali, Sarra Hannachi, Jamel Madani, and Mohamed Maghlaoui in supporting roles.[3] The film revolves around Brahim Nadhour, a man who returns to Tunis from France and finds out that his son Marouane was working for a radical Islamic group before his death.[4][5]
| Fatwa | |
|---|---|
 Film Poster | |
| Persian | فتوى |
| Directed by | Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud |
| Produced by | Habib Ben Hedi Jean-Pierre Dardenne Luc Dardenne |
| Starring | Ahmed Hafiane Ghalia Benali Sarra Hannachi Jamel Madani Mohamed Maghlaoui |
| Edited by | Virginie Messiaen |
Production companies | Familia Productions Les Films du Fleuve Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie |
| Distributed by | MAD Solutions |
Release dates |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Countries | Tunisia Belgium France |
| Language | Arabic |
The film premiered at the 2018 Carthage Film Festival.[6][7] The film received mixed reviews from critics and screened in many Arab countries as well as other western countries.[8][9] In 2018 at the Cairo International Film Festival, the film won two awards: Arab Cinema's Horizons Award for the Prix Saad Eldin Wahba pour le meilleur film and Best Arabic Film. In the same year, the film won two awards at the Carthage Film Festival: Best Actor in a Fiction feature film and Tanit d'Or for the Best Narrative Feature Film. Then in 2019, the film was nominated at the Malmö Arab Film Festival for the Jury Award for the Best Feature Film.[10][11]
Cast
edit- Ahmed Hafiane as Brahim Nadhour
- Ghalia Benali as Loubna
- Sarra Hannachi as Marouane
- Jamel Madani
- Mohamed Maghlaoui
References
edit- ^ "Fatwa". Supamodu. 2019-06-15. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ Filmstarts. "Fatwa" (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ "Fatwa : African Film Festival, Inc". Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ "Fatwa". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ "Film: Fatwa, dir. Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud, 2018". Supamodu. 2019-06-15. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ "Fatwa". Carthage Film Festival. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "Film Review: 'Fatwa' explores extremism through a father's eyes". Arab News. 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ "FATWA : Malmo Arab Film Festival". www.maffswe.com. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ Khatib, Mohammad. "FATWA – Arab Film". Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ "Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud's 'Fatwa' tackles radicalisation in Tunisia". The National. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ "Art Alert: Award-winning Tunisian film 'Fatwa' at Darb1718 - Film - Arts & Culture". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
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