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#22 I AND
THE STUPID BOY

by Kaouther Ben Hania
Italy, France, 2021, 14', color
Screenplay: Kaouther Ben Hania
SATURDAY 04 SEPTEMBER 2021
16:45 Sala Perla All Accreditations

cinematography
Antoine Heberlé
music
Amine Bouhafa

cast
Oulaya Amamra
Sandor Funtek

productions
Hi Production
Tanit Films
executive producers
Max Brun 
Nadim Cheikhrouha





Nora is a striking young girl in the midst of a budding love story. We see her dancing around her bedroom, lip-synching, testing outfits, in between sending heart emojis, and more, to the special boy. All dressed up, she takes a short cut through an abandoned building, on the way for her hot date. Kevin pulls up in the background on his scooter. He's Nora's recent ex, jilted and jealous. Kevin grabs Nora's phone, and what ensues is a now universal 21st century story of male-female power, sexuality and shame - with a biting, feminist twist.

 

Filmography


2020 The Man Who Sold His Skin
2018 Sheikh's Watermelons (short)
2017 Aala Kaf Ifrit (La bella e le bestie)
2016 Zaineb Takrahou Ethelj
(Zaineb Hates the Snow)
2013 Le Challat de Tunis (doc)
2013 Yed Ellouh (short, Wooden Hand)
2010 Les imams vont à l'école (doc)
2006 Moi, Ma Soeur et la Chose (short)
2005 Brèche (short)


Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania studied cinema in Tunisia and then in Paris (Femis and the Sorbonne). She has directed many award-winning films. The Man Who Sold His Skin, her last movie, was nominated for the Oscar® for Best International Feature at the 93rd Academy Awards. It was also selected for the Horizons competition lineup at the 2020 Venice Film Festival, where it received the Best Actor Award. Her previous film, Beauty and the Dogs, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard in 2017 and represented the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards.

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