Ashkal, the first feature film by Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi, partly written during his residency at the Cité internationale des arts in 2020, has been selected for the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival 2022, where it will be presented on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.
Synopsis
In the Gardens of Carthage, a district of Tunis initiated by the former Regime which construction stopped at the beginning of the Revolution, two cops, Fatma and Batal, find a burnt body in one of the lots. As construction slowly resumes, they start looking into this mysterious case. When the event repeats itself, the investigation takes a puzzling turn.