To the Last Breath

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To the Last Breath, is a 2020 Tunisian movie, directed by Mohamed Khalil Bahri, and starring Bassem Hamraoui, Arwa Ben Issmaïl. Kaouther Dhaouadi.

Overview

To the Last Breath is a Tunisian psychological thriller and drama loosely inspired by true events that took place in France in 1886. Dr. Fares is haunted by recurring nightmares in which his late mother — who died a year and a half ago — urges him in her sleep to investigate the true circumstances of her death. Driven by these visions into obsession, he reopens the case, pulling his wife Inès and their housekeeper Sawsen into a deepening mystery that blurs the boundaries between grief, suspicion, and investigation. The film combines atmospheric suspense with emotional drama, tracing one man's descent into an unsettling truth he can no longer ignore.

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