Foreign Body
2018VOTE NOW
| ArtMattan Productions | Release Date: March 16, 2018 |
Starring:
Hiam Abbass, Majd Mastoura, Marc Brunet, Salim Kechiouche, Sarra Hannachi
Summary:
A young Tunisian woman arrives illegally in France following her escape from Tunisia'sJasmine Revolution. As she struggles to adapt to her new reality,she faces both danger and hope. This is the fourth feature film from writer-director a Raja Amari(Satin Rouge,Buried Secrets)
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Mar 15, 2018
While the plight of immigrants has been extensively documented on screen, filmmaker Amari, with her skillful fourth feature, juxtaposes Samia's experience against a moody journey of self-discovery accentuated by cinematographer Aurélien Devaux's surreal images (particularly the haunting opening shipwreck sequence) and an unsettling Nicolas Becker score.
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Mar 15, 2018
In composing this group portrait, “Buried Secrets” director Amari relies upon an efficient but relatively conventional dramaturgic arsenal: the beginning of a love triangle; the classic “makeover session,” during which a pop-eyed spectator will discover the princess under the rags; and so forth.
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