Sawssen Maalej

Acting

Sawssen Maalej

Known for

Acting

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14 titles

Known for

Le monstre poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Le monstre

2019

Where the Wind Comes From poster
7.6

Alyssa, a rebellious 19 year-old girl, and her friend Mehdi — a shy and introverted 23-year-old young man — who use their imagination to escape their unpromising reality. When they discover a contest in the south of Tunisia that may allow them to flee for real, they decide to undertake the road trip regardless of the obstacles in their way.

Where the Wind Comes From

2025

Aicha poster
7.5

Aya, thirty-year-old Tunisian, lives in Tozeur, a city in southern Tunisia, at the gates of the desert. Between social diktats, conservatism and disillusionment, Aya is not the happiest girl in the world. One day, a misfortune befalls her. Aya doesn't know yet that this will be the most beautiful thing that has ever happened to her. An unexpected opportunity for this young woman who sees her life completely questioned.

Aicha

2025

Diary of a woman poster
NR

The series tracks the interconnected lives of several women residing in the same apartment complex in Tunis. It explores highly sensitive social taboos, domestic crises, and the legal constraints of Tunisian society.

Diary of a woman

2013

El Matbaa poster
NR

Within the walls of his silent studio, a talented painter faces the bitterness of repeated failures and neglect. As his art and ambitions fade under life’s harsh demands, he embarks on a human journey seeking light amid the darkness of despair.

El Matbaa

2026

Jad poster
NR

After a brutal car accident, Ahmed, a driven young businessman, is critically injured and trapped in a Tunisian public hospital with his younger brother Nour. Thrust into an unfamiliar, chaotic system, he discovers a world of pain, waiting, and silent resilience. As Nour clings to life, Ahmed is forced to confront his own values, social inequality, and the fragility of control. His experience becomes a powerful lens through which the film critiques Tunisia’s struggling public healthcare system—marked by neglect and human suffering. This unexpected ordeal transforms Ahmed, reshaping his bond with Nour and his view of the world forever.

Jad

2025

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2020s · 4 titles

Where the Wind Comes From poster
7.6

Alyssa, a rebellious 19 year-old girl, and her friend Mehdi — a shy and introverted 23-year-old young man — who use their imagination to escape their unpromising reality. When they discover a contest in the south of Tunisia that may allow them to flee for real, they decide to undertake the road trip regardless of the obstacles in their way.

Where the Wind Comes From

2025

Aicha poster
7.5

Aya, thirty-year-old Tunisian, lives in Tozeur, a city in southern Tunisia, at the gates of the desert. Between social diktats, conservatism and disillusionment, Aya is not the happiest girl in the world. One day, a misfortune befalls her. Aya doesn't know yet that this will be the most beautiful thing that has ever happened to her. An unexpected opportunity for this young woman who sees her life completely questioned.

Aicha

2025

Jad poster
NR

After a brutal car accident, Ahmed, a driven young businessman, is critically injured and trapped in a Tunisian public hospital with his younger brother Nour. Thrust into an unfamiliar, chaotic system, he discovers a world of pain, waiting, and silent resilience. As Nour clings to life, Ahmed is forced to confront his own values, social inequality, and the fragility of control. His experience becomes a powerful lens through which the film critiques Tunisia’s struggling public healthcare system—marked by neglect and human suffering. This unexpected ordeal transforms Ahmed, reshaping his bond with Nour and his view of the world forever.

Jad

2025

Chams Alik: The whole Story poster
NR

A documentary on the pioneering and satirical Tunisian television show "Chams Alik" (1999-2001).

Chams Alik: The whole Story

2026

2010s · 5 titles

Look at Me poster
NR

Torn between the life he thought he could leave behind in Tunisia and the life he’s created for himself in Marseille, a man finds himself at a crucial crossroads, in Nejib Belkadhi’s latest.

Look at Me

2018

Shake it, man! poster
NR

A fake producer, an armed group, masked bearded under the guise of religion and a corrupt cop in a place that is not precisely specified but whose words originate in one of the countries of the Arab Spring after a revolution benefiting from a situation where everything is allowed and with impunity. Sultan, a shabby little crook has finally found a way to amass a good little bundle of money. His combination is the Star Academy, or rather, his Star Academy has him - He organizes a large cast in order to strip all the budding young stars and, of course, many people are scrambling to participate in this casting Very peculiar. But, Sultan is out of luck. A mysterious group takes the money collected in this evening. The men in the group are not lucky either; they lose money on the way. Chief Hedy, a corrupt policeman, will be on his way to find the money no matter what means to achieve it.

Shake it, man!

2013

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tiraillement

2010

Forgiveness poster
NR

Following an error made in the results of his medical analysis, Fawzi, a judge, has to face one of the victims of his sentencing. This man, a certain Mostari, just released from prison and suffering from a cancer in its terminal phase, is preparing to die in his own way. Fawzi tries everything possible to gain his forgiveness.

Forgiveness

2018

We Are Just Fine Like This poster
5.0

Baba Azizi is an old man, who moves all the time between his children's houses until he ends up at his daughter's house, and there comes a whole new problem waiting for him.

We Are Just Fine Like This

2016

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