Les siestes grenadine
Mahmoud BEN MAHMOUD
Release date in Belgium – August 2000
90 min.
Cast: Hichem Rostom, Yasmine Bahri, Lubna Azabal
Crew
- Written and Directed by : Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud
- Director of photography : Gilberto Azeyedo
- Sound : Faouzi Thabet
- Sets : Taieb Jellouli
- Editing : Karine Pourtaud, Arbi Ben Ali, Kathena Attia Riyeill
- Production manager : Hassen Daldoul, Véronique Marit
Coproducer
Soufiya is a young Tunisian woman who has grown up in France and Dakar, but is unsure of her national identity, since her parents separated 10 years previously. Arriving at the family estate in Tunisia, Soufiya finds herself in conflict with the attitudes of the local people, but becoming aware in addition of her own prejudices.
- Kays Rostom, Award for Best Film Score – Mostra de Valencia – October 1999 (Spain)
- Hadrumète d’Or du Public – Festival International du Film de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse, Sousse – November 1999 (Tunesia)
- Mention spéciale du Jury Festival International du Film de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse, Sousse ( – November 1999 (Tunesia)
- Special Mention from the Jury to Yasmine Bahri (Main Actress) – Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen – November 1999 – Montpellier (France)
- Special Award from the Jury – Torino Film Festival – November 1999 (Italy)