MACHTAT

By Sonia BEN SLAMA

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Documentary - Completed 2023


Festivals
& Awards

ACID 2023
El Gouna Film Festival 2023
Feature Documentary Competition
Visions du Réel 2023
International Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • TUNISIA, LEBANON, FRANCE, QATAR
    • Languages
    • ARABIC
    • Duration
    • 82 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Sonia BEN SLAMA
    • Producer(s)
    • Tania EL KHOURY ( Khamsin Films ), Cécile LESTRADE (ALTER EGO PRODUCTION), Elise HUG (ALTER EGO PRODUCTION)
    • Synopsis
    • Mahdia, Tunisia. Fatma and her daughters, Najeh and Waffeh, work as "machtat", traditional wedding musicians. While the eldest, divorced, tries to remarry to escape the authority of her brothers, the youngest seeks a way to break out from her abusive husband.