
Acting
Jamel Sassi
Jamel Sassi is a Tunisian actor and director who participated in numerous theatrical, television, and film works. He is best known for his role as "Haffa" in the Ramadan series El Khottab Al Bab in 1996 and 1997. He also appeared in other works such as Anbar El Lil by Habib El Mselmani in 1999, Dhafaer in 2002, and Kamret Sidi Mahrous in 2004.
Acting credits
5.7With her abusive husband in jail and a coveted divorce pending, hardworking Noura can almost grasp a happy, new life with lover Lassaad — but when the best-laid plans are upended, Noura must tap her unshakable will to fulfill her dream.
Noura's Dream
2019
6.1Summer of 1967. La Goulette, a touristic beach of Tunisia, is the site where three seventeen-year-old girls live: Gigi, Sicilian and Catholic; Meriem, Tunisian and Muslim; Tina, French and Jewish. They would like to have their first sexual experience during that summer, challenging their families. Their fathers, Youssef, Jojo and Giuseppe, are old friends and their friendship will be in crisis because of the girls, while Hadj, an old rich Arab, would like to marry Meriem.
A Summer in La Goulette
1996
7.7Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths, with whom he becomes friends. Emilie is one of the gang; everyone is in love with her. A great love story develops between Jonas and Emilie, which is soon unsettled by the conflicts troubling the country.
What the Day Owes the Night
2012
1.0Even though he's been living with Fouad for three years, Malik is going to marry Halima. Since Fouad doesn't accept this marriage, which would imply a total upheaval of their everyday life, Malik makes him promise not to attend the wedding, which will take place in his parents’ village. As the ceremony approaches, the pressure builds. Will Malik choose to save face in front of his family and the wedding guests or will he choose to save the relationship with the one he loves?
The Guest
2017
6.1Selma, a psychoanalyst, deals with a cast of colorful new patients after returning home to Tunisia to open a practice.
Arab Blues
2020
6.4Twelve-year-old Noura dangles uncertainly in that difficult netherworld between childhood and adulthood. His growing libido has gotten him banned from the women's baths, where his mother took him when he was younger, but he's not yet old enough to participate in grown-up discussions with the men of his Tunisian village. Noura's only real friend is a troublemaker named Salih -- the village political outcast.
Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces
1990
NRAfter 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
NRIn an imaginary and fantastic world approaching the setting of Paradise, we witness the unfolding of the trial of Adam and Eve following the theft of an apple. Within the court, comedy takes its place by adopting current ambiguities in the context mentioned. And finally, the verdict is delivered to the surprise of the accused
Pomme d'amour
2021
6.0Set against the vibrant backdrop of contemporary North Africa, this drama follows three women as they navigate the complex interplay between tradition and modernity. Each woman, driven by her own desires for success and meaningful relationships, faces societal pressures and cultural constraints that test their resolve. As their lives unexpectedly intersect, they reveal the shared struggles and resilience needed to overcome the obstacles placed in their path.
Honey and Ashes
1996
NRIn a corrupt world, a journalist named Khalil is drawn into a struggle against the system, and his values are tested as never before.
WED
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NRHsan, an unemployed man in his fifties, has been looking for work for quite some time, but without success. On his wife's insistence, he decides to go and see Ammar, a local politician, to ask for help. Ammar agrees to find him a job under one condition: that he paints his house purple - the color of the ruling party, adding a splash of color amid the uncertaim of the Tunisian Revolution.
The Purple House
2015
NRThis film tells the tragicomic destiny of three friends. The same age, they are all three of humble origins. The story begins in the 1970s in Nafta and evokes their childhood.
Word of honour
2004
5.5In the midst of the war in Gaza during the Second Intifada in 2003, two 12-year-old boys, one Palestinian and one Israeli, along with a former surfing champion, form a friendship united by the love of water and learn from each other.
How Kids Roll
2024
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kelmat Rjal
2004
NRQuiet Si Radji gets an idea when his screaming and unpleasant wife falls down from the balcony and sprain her foot. He will set up traps...
Dirty Laundry
2010
NRIn Tunis, Fethi, a pretty face like Brando, and his friend Bannour, naive and shy, are employed in the pastry shop of the Italian Madame Rita. Their only concern is picking up Souad and her cousin Latifa in their convertible to take them for a ride "on the Wave side".
Les Zazous de La Vague
1992
4.3Fred, a photographer, is in Tunisia to report on the « Bezness » (male prostitutes). Thanks to Roufa, Fred will discover this surprising environment where young men are confronted with the contradictions between tradition and modernity.
Bezness
1992
Bouchra, raised in a mausoleum dedicated to the saint Sidi Sardi, is confronted by a hostile imam who wants to turn her family home into a mosque. Her life is turned upside down when she meets Ahmed, a cameraman willing to help her make a film about the saint. This project plunges her into a captivating investigation, a saga through Tunisia and the 20th Century, that will shake her deeply-rooted beliefs. An initiation to love, myths and cinema.
Mimesis
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NRThe Tunisian short film "Pourquoi moi?" (علاش أنا؟), written and directed by Amine Chiboub, is a 13-minute social comedy produced in 2011 by Atlas Vision. Presented in Arabic with French subtitles, the film ironically explores how bad moods spread in an urban environment.
Why me?
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9.0The second Gulf War from 1990 to 1991 represents in the collective Arab memory a turning point in regards to the Arab nationalism’s self-perception as well as a moment of deep historical and existential insecurity. Five Arab directors discuss the events from their personal perspective.
The Gulf War... What Next?
1993
NRA fictional story about the meaning of devotion and selflessness of a family towards their mother in her final days of life.
Amel
2025