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Machtat, is a 2023 Lebanese movie, directed by Sonia Ben Slama. with a runtime of 82 minutes.
Machtat is a Tunisian drama set in the coastal city of Mahdia, where Fatma and her daughters Najeh and Waffeh earn their living as traditional wedding musicians known as "machtat." Their music speaks the language of love and celebration, conjuring promises of joy for the couples they perform for — yet their own lives tell a more painful and complicated story. Caught between illusion and disillusionment, the three women fight to assert their voices and identities on their own terms. A powerful, liberating portrait of female resilience in contemporary Tunisia, Machtat is a film about the distance between the songs we sing and the lives we live.
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