Horizons of Arab Cinema · 45th Edition
The bridge
Le pont
Director
Walid Mattar
Country
Tunisia, France
Runtime
1 h 30 min
Language
Arabic
Premiere
MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)
Synopsis
Foued, a young director, helps his friend Tita by filming his hip-hop video. During a shooting scene with Safa, they find a packet of cocaine. They decide to sell it in small quantities at a trendy nightclub in Tunis. Every night, they cross the bridge. But things take an unexpected turn.
Cast
Mohamed Amine Hamzaoui, Seifeddine Omran
Screenplay
Walid Mattar, Radwen Dridi, Leyla Bouzid
Producers
Ikbel Tlili
About the Director
A Tunisian filmmaker. Very young, he joined the Tunisian Federation of Amateur Filmmakers. His first short movie, "Le Cuirassé Abdelkarim", was a national and international success. His second short movie, "Sbeh el Khir", was screened in Cannes Festival in 2006 (World Cinema Section). After that, he directed several short movies, namely "Baba Noel" and "Sheep". His first long movie, "Vent du Nord" was appreciated by critics and the large public. The movie was awarded at international festivals. The Bridge is his second long movie.
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