Under the Fig Trees (2022)

Original title

تحت الشجرة

Directed by

Erige Sehiri

Genre

drama film

Country

Tunisia, France, Switzerland

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

12A

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Young people work picking figs in the Tunisian countryside. They flirt, gossip, and navigate their relationships with each other during a long summer day.

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What happens

Under the Fig Trees (Arabic: تحت الشجرة, romanized: Taht al-Shajara) is a 2021 Tunisian drama film directed by Erige Sehiri, starring Fidé Fdhili, Feten Fdhili, Ameni Fdhili, Samar Sifi, Leila Ouhebi, Hneya Ben Elhedi Sbahi, Gaith Mendassi, Abdelhak Mrabti, Fedi Ben Achour and Firas Amri. The film was announced as Tunisian submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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