Documentary, Drama
Between light and darkness stands Olfa, a Tunisian woman and the mother of four daughters. One day, her two older daughters disappear. To fill in their absence, the filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania invites professional actresses and invents a unique cinema experience that will lift the veil on Olfa and her daughters' life stories. An intimate journey of hope, rebellion, violence, transmission and sisterhood that will question the very foundations of our societies.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Thea & Leopard
In Transit
The Tale
For Those Who Can Tell No Tales
The Kiss
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
I Thought It Was a Party
The Magnetic Tree
Hótreál
Desert Brides
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
Chau, Beyond the Lines
Last Day of Freedom
The Testimony
Paradise Hotel
Secrets of a Mother and Daughter
Rock in the Red Zone
The Strange Portrait of the Lady in Yellow
Of the Unknown
Leaving Las Vegas
SIMILAR MOVIES
Thea & Leopard
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2009
A story of two eight year old girls and all the obstacles they must overcome to be friends.In Transit
IMDB 4 | Jun , 2005
A Polish stewardess who has to spend the night in Copenhagen to board her next flight meets a Danish man who insists on taking her out. The night does not turn out quite like either of them had expected.The Tale
IMDB 7.1 | Jan , 2018
An investigation into one woman’s memory as she‘s forced to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.For Those Who Can Tell No Tales
IMDB 4.5 | Oct , 2013
Kym, an Australian tourist, decides to travel to Bosnia. Her guidebook leads her to Višegrad, a small town steeped in history, on the border of Bosnia and Serbia. After a night of insomnia in the 'romantic' Hotel Vilina Vlas, Kym discovers what happened there during the war. She can no longer be an ordinary tourist and her life will never be the same again.The Kiss
IMDB 5.8 | Nov , 2004
Sarah, a beautiful and gifted 15-year-old from a wealthy but chaotic family, holds on to one dream: to run away from home and to become a professional ballet dancer.Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 2013
Supermensch documents the astounding career of Hollywood insider, the loveable Shep Gordon, who fell into music management by chance after moving to LA straight out of college, and befriending Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. Shep managed rock stars such as Pink Floyd, Luther Vandross, Teddy Pendergrass and Alice Cooper, and later went on to manage chefs such as Emeril Lagasse, ushering in the era of celebrity chefs on television.I Thought It Was a Party
IMDB 4.9 | May , 2013
Ana is a woman who has a love affair with her best friend's ex-husband, in a film about love, friendship, loneliness, fear, guilt, and the world of women.The Magnetic Tree
IMDB 5 | Sep , 2013
A young boy returns to his birth country, Chile, after a long absence. The house in the country where he lived with his family is up for sale and they all gather to bid the place farewell. Their visit to the "magnetic tree", a local curiosity with strange properties, will awaken almost forgotten feelings and affections in the boy.Hótreál
IMDB 0 | Feb , 1988
Lili's brother is released from prison, and she tries to get him out of the country as quickly as possible so that he can start a new life. The film tries to portray the helplessness and helplessness of the young people of the 80s who don't know what to do with themselves.Desert Brides
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2008
This is the story of three Bedouin women, struggling within a polygamous system. Living in the Negev desert in Israel, the story is told through the eyes of a wedding photographer, Mariam Al-Quader. She herself is living under constant fear that her husband will marry "over her" (the expression used when a man chooses an additional wife). The other two women are pushed into marrying already married men, and become "second wives", forced to cooperate within a structure they despise or are afraid of.Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
IMDB 6.7 | Jun , 1938
Part two of Leni Riefenstahl's monumental examination of the 1938 Olympic Games, the cameras leave the main stadium and venture into the many halls and fields deployed for such sports as fencing, polo, cycling, and the modern pentathlon, which was won by American Glenn Morris.Chau, Beyond the Lines
IMDB 6.1 | Aug , 2015
A man disabled by Agent Orange dares to dream.Last Day of Freedom
IMDB 7.1 | Apr , 2015
When Bill Babbitt realizes his brother Manny has committed a crime he agonizes over his decision to call the police.The Testimony
IMDB 7.1 | Aug , 2015
Chronicles the largest rape tribunal in Congo's history, offering an unprecedented glimpse into the lives of its women and the unshakable strength of the human spirit.Paradise Hotel
IMDB 0 | Apr , 1986
A diverse group of guests gather in a small hotel in Paris to contemplate the state of their lives in this pretentious drama. Joseph Goldman (Fernando Rey) is a washed-up Hollywood actor making a living in the dinner-theater circuit. Accompanied by his wife Sarah (Carole Regnier), Goldman meets Frederique (Berangere Bonvoisin), who is hiding from her former lover. French financier Arthur (Fabrice Luchini) hopes to get into the film industry and bends the ear of a British director (Michael Medwin). The talkative film has little action, and none of the characters evoke much interest or resolve their dilemma.Secrets of a Mother and Daughter
IMDB 6 | Oct , 1983
A widowed mother, Ava Pryce (Katharine Ross) and daughter Susan Decker (Linda Hamilton) clash over the same man, a West Coast restaurant the owner named Alex Shepherd (Michael Nouri).Rock in the Red Zone
IMDB 8 | Nov , 2015
An intimate portrayal of life on the edge in the war-torn city of Sderot. Once known for its prolific rock scene that revolutionized Israeli music, for thirteen years the town has been the target of ongoing rocket fire from the Gaza strip. Through the personal lives and music of Sderot's diverse musicians, and the personal narrative of the filmmaker, who ends up calling the town home, the film chronicles the town's trauma and reveals its enduring spirit.The Strange Portrait of the Lady in Yellow
IMDB 5.1 | Dec , 2004
A woman takes a shower when she suddenly hears something. What is causing the sound and what is it that we see?Of the Unknown
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2014
A short visual meditation, OF THE UNKNOWN is set in Hong Kong where millionaires and the ‘working poor’ live side by side in one of Asia’s wealthiest and most densely populated cities. The film explores how our notions of freedom and happiness are shaped by the place we occupy, both literally and metaphorically, in our society. What is the importance of freedom when one faces a daily struggle for survival? Is it even possible to have dreams, or to dream, if one was never given any opportunities in life? https://vimeo.com/113548756Leaving Las Vegas
IMDB 7.3 | Oct , 1995
Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.