A Son (2019)

Original title

بيك نعيش

Directed by

Mehdi Barsaoui

Genre

drama film

Country

Tunisia, France

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

12

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 43 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Tunisian middle-class family's road trip turns into a nightmare after their son is gravely wounded by terrorists. The parents must fight to save his life while facing a dire need for a liver transplant.

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What happens

A Son, also known as Bik Eneich: Un fils (a combination of the original Arabic and French titles: Arabic: بيك نعيش, romanized: Byk n'eysh; French: Un fils) is a 2019 film directed by Mehdi Barsaoui in his feature film debut and co-produced between France, Lebanon, Tunisia and Qatar. Starring Sami Bouajila and Najla Ben Abdallah as middle-class Tunisian parents, film is about a family trip soon after the Tunisian Revolution that is disrupted after terrorists shoot their car and gravely injure their son, who needs a liver transplant to survive. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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