Arabic
july 2025

AÏCHA (AICHA)

Director(s): Mehdi M. Barsaoui

Cast: Fatma Sfar, Hela Ayed, Nidhal Saadi, Yasmine Dimassi

Written by: Mehdi M. Barsaoui

Categories: Drama, New Releases, Non-English Language, Thriller

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SYNOPSIS

Aya, in her late twenties, still lives with her parents in southern Tunisia and feels trapped in a life without prospects. One day, the minivan in which she commutes daily between her town and the hotel where she works crashes. As the sole survivor of the accident, she realizes it could be her chance to start a new life. She flees to Tunis under a new identity, but everything is soon compromised when she becomes the main witness to a police blunder. “Audiences will enjoy all the possibilities Barsaoui gives his leading lady” Screen Daily “Fatma Sfar is electrifying” Next Best Picture

Awards

Venice Biennale Nominee Orizzonti
Mar del Plata IFF Nominee Best Film
Venice Academy of Fine Arts Best Mediterranean Film

Film Details

First Airline Avail: July 1st, 2025

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Country(ies) of Origin: Arabia, France, Italy, Qatar Saudi, Tunisia

Original Language: Arabic

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