Red Path / Les Enfants Rouges
In rural Tunisia, Achraf embarks on a dreamlike journey as he confronts the trauma of witnessing his cousin's brutal death.
Director:
Lotfi Achour
Lotfi Achour
Genre:
Drama
Drama
Year:
2024
2024
Duration:
100 minutes
100 minutes
Rating:
18+
18+
Country:
Tunisia, France, Belgium, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Tunisia, France, Belgium, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Language:
Arabic (Tunisian DIalect)
Arabic (Tunisian DIalect)
Subtitling:
English
English
Screenplay: Natacha de Pontcharra (Co-writers: Doria Achour, Sylvain Cattenoy, Lotfi Achour)
Cast: Ali HELALI (Achraf), Yassine SAMOUNI (Nizar), Wided DABEBI (Rahma), Jemii LAMARI (Youssef), Latifa GAFSI (Mbarka), Salha NASRAOUI (Zina), Younes NAOUAR (Mounir)
Cinematography: Wojciech STAROŃ
Editing: Ewin Ryckaert, Malek Chatta
Production: Anissa Daoud, Sébastien Hussenot, Lotfi Achour (Co-production: Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Gwennaëlle Libert, Joanna Szymańska, Edyta Janczak-Hiriart)
Awards: Audience Award Vanguard -- Vancouver International Film Festival -- Vancouver, Canada - 2024 |
Jury Award - Public Award - Saint-Jean-de-Luz Film Festival - Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France -- 2024 |
Best Director and Best Cinematographer -- Mostra de Valencia -- Valencia, Spain -- 2024 |
Best feature and Best Director -- Red Sea Film Festival -- Djeddah, Saudi Arabia -- 2024
Début Status: Jordanian Première
Synopsis
Mghila Mountain, Tunisia, November 2015. When 14-year-old Achraf and his cousin stray too far from home, a sudden act of violence shatters their world. Achraf survives, burdened with the unbearable task of returning home with a message too horrific to speak. As his village sinks into silence and fear, and the authorities remain absent, Achraf drifts between reality and dream, haunted by loss. Inspired by true events, *Red Path* is a lyrical journey through a child's fractured psyche -- and his quiet, astonishing strength in the face of unimaginable trauma.
Director’s biography
Born in Tunis, Lotfi Achour is a director, author, and producer. After earning his baccalauréat, he began studying economics at the Faculty of Law and Economics in Tunis. Following a family tragedy, he decided to pursue acting and began training at the Grenoble Conservatory. He later studied theater and cinema at the Sorbonne. Achour has created over 25 theatrical works, with his latest co-produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company for the 2012 London Olympics. He has also directed three award-winning short films, including "La laine sur le dos", nominated for the Short Film Palme d'Or at Cannes 2016.
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