Eya Bouteraa and Hiam Abbass deliver moving performances in a subtle and moving drama about family, identity, and the courage to live one's own truth.
Screening with English and German subtitles.
Lilia travels from Paris to Tunisia to be present at her uncle’s funeral. She is accompanied by her partner Alice, who stays at a nearby hotel rather than at the family home. Even Lilia’s mother is unaware of her daughter’s lesbian relationship. When Lilia learns during the multi-day funeral ceremonies that her uncle died under mysterious circumstances, she begins to conduct her own investigation. Tired of the humiliation caused by her family’s game of concealment, she delves ever deeper into Tunisia’s mostly hidden queer subculture ...
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