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Northern Wind (2017)

Northern Wind poster
Original title
Vent du nord
Directed by
Walid Mattar
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man named Herve moves to Tunisia after his company relocates from France. He faces many struggles adjusting to his new life there.

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What happens

Northern Wind (French: Vent du nord), is a 2017 Franco–Belgian–Tunisian family drama film directed by Walid Mattar and co-produced by Saïd Hamich and Anthony Rey. The film stars Philippe Rebbot with Mohamed Amine Hamzaoui, Kacey Mottet Klein, Corinne Masiero, and Abir Bennani in supporting roles. The film tells the story of Herve who moves Tunisia after his company in France was relocated, but faces lots of struggle. The film was shot in France and Tunisia. It premiered on 14 December 2017 in France. The film received mixed reviews from critics. In 2017 at the Carthage Film Festival, the film was nominated for the Tanit d'Or for the Best Narrative Feature Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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