As I Open my Eyes
- Leyla Bouzid
- 2015
- 1h 42m
- Tunisia, France, Belgium, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland
The fight that never gets old: The parents’ dreams against the teenagers' wishes. An impetuous coming of age story full of revolutionary rock music, with the Arab Spring rising in the background, while an 18 year old girl makes her own path in a changing country.
Synopsis
18 year old Farah just graduated and her family already pictures her in medical school. She has other dreams, though. She sings in a band with political lyrics that just started performing live. She is passionate about life, drinks alcohol, discovers love and her city’s nightlife, counter to the conservative wishes of her mother, Hayet, who is well acquainted with the dark side of her country and the limits of its conservative society.
Europa Cinemas Best Film Award
Venice Film Festival
2015
Official Selection
Rotterdam Film Festival
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