As I Open My Eyes
Directed by Leyla Bouzid
Produced by Hélicotronc, Blue Monday Productions
A tender yet tense coming-of-age drama centered on a mother-daughter conflict, set against the backdrop of pre-revolutionary Tunisia, where youthful rebellion and parental fear collide.
Tunis, summer 2010, a few months before the Revolution: Farah, 18 years old, has just graduated and her family already sees her as a future doctor. But she doesn't have the same idea. She sings in a political rock band, has a passion for life, gets drunk, discovers love and her city by night against the wishes of her mother Hayet, who knows Tunisia and its dangers all too well.
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