The Scarecrows (2019)
In late 2013, Zina and Djo, both in their twenties, come back to Tunisia from the Syrian front where they were sequestrated and raped. Zina was separated from her two-month-old child and Djo finds out she's pregnant and plunges into mutism and expresses her Syrian horror only in the novel she is writing. Tunisian lawyer, Nadia and Dora, a humanitarian doctor, assist them in their hard and lengthy reconstruction; impeded by the violence of their close circles, the harsh view on the social networks and their angst. Nadia, also Driss' lawyer, a 21-year-old persecuted homosexual who's been banned from all school establishments, asks him to help Zina in the hopes that their stirring meeting will allow them to open their black boxes, to assume themselves and stand up to the unjust society.
Director:
Nouri Bouzid
Writer:
Nouri Bouzid
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Nour Hajri as Zina |
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Afef Ben Mahmoud as Nadia |
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Sondos Belhassen as Saida, Zina's Mother |
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Joumène Limam as Djo |
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Mehdi Hajri as Driss |
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Fatima Ben Saïdane as Dorra |
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Noomen Hamda as Kamel, Zina's Father |
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Ghanem Zrelli as Salmene |
| Directing | Nouri Bouzid | Director |
| Production | Afef Ben Mahmoud | Producer |
| Production | Jani Thiltges | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Nouri Bouzid | Screenplay |
| Editing | Hafedh Laaridhi | Editor |
| Sound | Riadh Fehri | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Seifeddine Ben Salem | Editor |
| Art | Fatma Madani | Production Design |
| Editing | Ghalya Lacroix | Editor |
| Camera | Hatem Nechi | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nabila Cherif | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Moez Cheikh | Sound |