Look at Me
Spring Grant 2015
Nejib Belkadhi / Feature Narrative / Tunisia, France, Qatar / 2017 / 90 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Drama
Synopsis
Lotfi, a fortysomething Tunisian immigrant, leads the life of a small-time thug in the Noailles neighbourhood of Marseille. His daily life is occupied by his home-appliance store and Monique, his French girlfriend, but the past catches up with him when his brother calls from Tunisia to inform him that his wife has had a stroke. Now, Lotfi has to go back home to reclaim custody of his nine-year-old autistic son, Amr, whom he has not seen for six years. Thus begins a journey where Lotfi will face his son, who completely ignores the father he has never known. It is Amr’s avoidance of eye contact that drives Lotfi’s quest to connect with his son and open him up to the world.
Credits
- Director
- Nejib Belkadhi
- Screenwriter
- Nejib Belkadhi
- Producer
- Imed Marzouk
- Production Company
- Propagonda Production
- Production Company
- Propaganda Productions
About the Director
In 2002, Nejib Belkadhi founded Propaganda Productions with his friend Imed Marzouk, who later became his producer. The following year, his feature documentary ‘VHS-Kahloucha’ had its world premiere at the Festival de Cannes, was in competition at Sundance, was selected for more than 50 festivals and won seven awards. Belkadhi’s first feature film ‘Bastardo’ (2013) had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and was selected for the official competition at CINEMED Montpellier in 2014.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
TIFF 2018, Contemporary World Cinema (WP)
Los Angeles FF 2018
Carthage FF 2018
Best Lead Actor, Marrakech IFF 2018
Contacts
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Director
Nejib Belkadhi
- Company:
- Propaganda Productions
- Phone:
- +216 717 44815
- Email:
- nejibelkadhi@yahoo.com
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Main Contact
Imed Marzouk
- Company:
- Propaganda Productions
- Email:
- imedmarz@gmail.com