Dear Son

Dear Son
Film poster
Directed byMohamed Ben Attia
Screenplay byMohamed Ben Attia
Produced byDora Bouchoucha Fourati
StarringMohamed Dhrif
Mouna Mejri
Imen Cherif
Zakaria Ben Ayyed
CinematographyFrédéric Noirhomme
Edited byNadia Ben Rachid
Music byOmar Aloulou
Production
companies
Les Films du Fleuve
Tanit Films
Nomadis Images
Distributed byBac Films
Release date
  • 13 May 2018 (2018-05-13) (Cannes)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesTunisia
Belgium
France
LanguageArabic

Dear Son (Arabic: ولدي) is a 2018 Tunisian drama film directed by Mohamed Ben Attia. It was selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2] It was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[3][4]

Plot

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Riadh is about to retire from his work as a forklift operator in Tunis. The life he shares with his wife Nazli revolves around their son Sami, who suffers from repeated migraine attacks while preparing for his high school exams. When he finally seems to be getting better, Sami suddenly disappears.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight unveils 2018 line-up". ScreenDaily.
  2. ^ "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight Lineup Boasts Colombia's 'Birds of Passage,' Nicolas Cage in 'Mandy'". Variety. 17 April 2018.
  3. ^ ""Weldi" de Mohamed Ben Attia présélectionné par la Tunisie dans la course à l'Oscar du meilleur film international 2020". HuffPost Tunisia. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Kozlov, Vladimir (27 August 2019). "Oscars: Tunisia Selects 'Dear Son' for International Feature Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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