Who Do I Belong To
| Who Do I Belong To | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Meryam Joobeur |
| Written by | Meryam Joobeur |
| Produced by | Annick Blanc Sarra Ben Hassen Maria Gracia Turgeon Nadim Cheikhrouha Meryam Joobeur |
| Starring | Salha Nasraoui |
| Cinematography | Vincent Gonneville |
| Edited by | Meryam Joobeur Maxime Mathis |
| Music by | Peter Venne |
Production companies | Instinct Bleu Midi la Nuit 1888 Films Eye Eye Pictures Godolphin Films Tanit Films |
| Distributed by | Maison 4:3 |
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| Countries | Tunisia Canada France Norway Qatar Saudi Arabia |
| Language | Arabic |
Who Do I Belong To (Arabic: ماء العين, romanized: Māʼ al-ʻAyn, lit. 'Eye Water', French: Là d’où l’on vient) is a drama film, directed by Meryam Joobeur and released in 2024.[1] The film stars Salha Nasraoui as Aïcha, a woman in Tunisia whose son returns from fighting in Syria with a mysterious woman, concurrently with a slate of strange disappearances in the village.[2]
The cast also includes Mohamed Hassine Grayaa, Malek Mechergui, Adam Bessa, Dea Liane, Rayen Mechergui, and Chaker Mechergui.[3]
Production
[edit]The film is an expansion on the themes of Joobeur's 2018 short film Brotherhood (Ikhwène), but features some key story differences, including the gender of the central character.[2] It went into development in 2021, with the working title Motherhood.[4] Joobeur participated in the Sundance Screenwriters' Lab at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, where she was awarded the $10,000 Sundance Institute/NHK Award toward the film's production.[5]
Shooting began in 2022 in Tunisia.[6] In December 2023, the film won a €30,000 post-production grant in the Atlas Workshops program at the Marrakech International Film Festival.[7]
Release
[edit]It premiered in competition at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival.[8] It was screened in the Borsos Competition program at the 2024 Whistler Film Festival.[9] Nasraoui won the award for Best Performance in a Borsos Competition film, while Joobeur and Maxime Mathis won the award for Best Editing in a Borsos Competition Film.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ Kelly Townsend, "Meryam Joobeur, Kazik Radwanski films set for Berlinale". Playback, January 22, 2024.
- 1 2 Eric Lavallée, "2024 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Meryam Joobeur’s Motherhood". Ion Cinema, November 15, 2023.
- ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Là d’où l’on vient en compétition à Berlin". Films du Québec, January 22, 2024.
- ↑ Frédéric Bouchard, "« Motherhood » de Meryam Joobeur est sélectionné au Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab". Lien Multimédia, January 13, 2021.
- ↑ André Duchesne, "Sundance remet une bourse à la cinéaste montréalaise Meryam Joobeur". La Presse, February 3, 2021.
- ↑ Eric Lavallée, "A Bond That Breaks: Meryam Joobeur’s “Motherhood” Readying For Festival Launch in ’23". Ion Cinema, June 20, 2022.
- ↑ Ben Croll, "‘Motherhood,’ ‘The Village Next to Paradise,’ ‘The Magma’ Take Top Prizes at Marrakech Film Festival’s Atlas Workshops". Variety, December 1, 2023.
- ↑ Scott Roxborough, "Rooney Mara, Isabelle Huppert, Gael Garcia Bernal Films Set for 2024 Berlinale". The Hollywood Reporter, January 22, 2024.
- ↑ Janet Smith, "Hunting Matthew Nichols and Kryptic among B.C. contingent as Whistler Film Festival unveils Canadian entries". Stir, October 28, 2024.
- ↑ Gail Johnson, "Whistler Film Festival announces 2024 award winners". Stir, December 10, 2024.
External links
[edit]- 2024 films
- 2024 drama films
- Canadian drama films
- French drama films
- Tunisian drama films
- Norwegian drama films
- Qatari drama films
- Saudi Arabian drama films
- Arabic-language Canadian films
- 2024 Canadian films
- 2024 French films
- 2024 Arabic-language films
- Films shot in Tunisia
- Films set in Tunisia
- Films directed by Meryam Joobeur
- 2020s Tunisian films
- 2024 Norwegian films
- 2024 Qatari films
- 2024 Saudi Arabian films