| SYNOPSIS
On a hot summer day, a crew of workers – men and women, young and old – arrive at dawn at a picturesque fig orchard in northwest Tunisia. We eavesdrop, through the leaves of the fig trees, on the young women stealing away precious moments from the foreman’s watchful gaze. Meanwhile, the older women, tasked with the careful job of packing the tender fruit, watch and reminisce together as well. They joke, argue, debate, gossip, flirt, all the while painting an unhurried but riveting portrait of everyday life in the rural society, where class, gender, and circumstance often don’t allow for such personal freedoms.
Set over the course of a single day, and with a cast made up of an intergenerational ensemble of non-professional actors, UNDER THE FIG TREES, an Official Selection of Venice, the Cannes Director’s Fortnight and the Toronto International Film Festival, is “an elegant, understated tapestry of complex interactions [and] a pleasurable and immersive experience” (The Hollywood Reporter) that ultimately reveals the ways in which sisterhood itself becomes an act of resistance.
SELECT AWARDS/FESTIVALS
Palm Springs International Film Festival (2023) | Nominee, Best Foreign Language FilmTaipei Film Festival (2023) | Winner, Grand Prize, Int’l New Talent CompetitionTromsø International Film Festival (2023) | Nominee, Aurora AwardChicago International Film Festival (2022) | Nominee, Gold Hugo, New Director’s CompetitionMunich Film Festival (2022) | Nominee, CineVision Award, Best Film By an Emerging DirectorNamur Int’l Festival of French-Speaking Film (2022) | Winner, Best FilmReykjavik International Film festival (2022) | Nominee, New VisionsPingyao International Film Festival (2022) | Winner, Best Director; Nominee Best Film, People’s Choice Award — Best Film
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UNDER THE FIG TREES (2021)Directed by: Erige SehiriWritten by: Erige Sehiri, Ghalya Lacroix, Peggy HamannCast: Fide Fdhili, Feten Fdhili, Ameni Fdhili, Samar Sifi, Leila OuhebiHneya Ben Elhedi Sbahi, Gaith MendassiProduced by: Palmyre Badinier, Roshnak Behesht Nedjad, Didar Domehri, Erige SehiriCinematography by: Frida MarzoukGenre: World Cinema/DramaRT: 93 minutesLanguage: Arabic with English Subtitles |
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