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CHALLAT OF TUNIS (LE CHALLAT DE TUNIS)
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Completed - ARABIC - Drama, Crime, First film

Log Line

2003. Pre-revolution Tunisia. A moped rider, razor blade in hand, prowls the streets of Tunis slashing the most beautiful buttocks of women walking the streets. 10 years later a young female director seeks him out to make him answer for his crimes.

Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Kaouther BEN HANIA
Writer(s) : Kaouther BEN HANIA
Cast : Jallel DRIDI, Moufida DRIDI, Mohamed Slim BOUCHIHA, Narimène SAIDANE, Abdelaziz MZOUGHI

Producer(s) : Habib ATTIA (Cinetelefilms), Julie PARATIAN (Sister Prod), Paul SCHERZER (Six Island Productions)

Synopsis

It’s summer 2003 in Tunisia. A man on a moped prowls the streets of Tunis, with a razor blade in hand. Known as Challat, he is on a personal mission: to slash the derrieres of women strolling along the city’s sidewalks. From one neighbourhood to another, the most unlikely of stories circulate about him. He is a mysterious figure, shrouded in fantasy, all the while instilling terror. After the revolution, one woman sets out to track him down, determined to clear up the mystery of Challat, at any cost.

Production

Country(ies) : TUNISIA, FRANCE, CANADA

BELGIUM LE PARC DISTRIB
CANADA CAPITAL MOTION
GERMANY TRICORDER UNIVE


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Festivals and Awards

Dubai International Film Festival 2013 (Official Competition)
Busan - BIFF/APM 2014 Flash Forward
Amiens IFF 2014 (Prix de la Critique)
Beirut Film Festival 2014 (Best Film)
Donostia San Sebastian 2014


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