Road To El Kef

Arab Short Films

Road To El Kef

Director:
Ihsen Kammoun

Genre:
Drama

Year:
2022

Duration:
30 minutes

Rating:
18+

Screenplay: Charles Hall

Cast: Ahmed Hafiene, Farès Landoulsi, Malek Ben Saad, Ala Edine Yacoubi, Bahri Rahali, Saoussen Maalej

Cinematography: Frida Marzouk

Editing: Laith Majali

Production: Ihsen Kammoun, Anis Kriaa

Début Status: Jordanian Première

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old high school dropout Karim El Hadi faces a bleak future. Six years after the Tunisian Revolution, little has changed in the border town where he lives with his father, Houssem, and kid sister, Lilya. His creativity and passion for design continues to stagnate, and after suffering a string of personal tragedies his family has become cold and distant. Everything changes for Karim when he learns of a risky way out, when he has nothing left to lose.

Director’s biography

Born On October 7, 1984, in Sfax, Tunisia, Ihsen Kammoun is a Tunisian American producer, director, and writer. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Linguistics. In 2009, he sparked a music video production trend in the independent Tunisian music scene. With life travels that allowed him to explore a richness of perspectives of human experiences, he founded the motion picture production company EQLAE PICTURES in 2019. His work is a portrayal of stories that inspire discovering what is beneath differences and encourage people to foster their humanity.