Mimesis

At a glance

Mimesis, is a Tunisian movie, directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, and starring Lyne Ben Brika, Selim Chebbi. Riadh Aloui Nahdi.

Overview

Mimesis is a Tunisian drama film that centers on Bouchra, a young woman raised in the shadow of the saint's mausoleum of Sidi Sardi. When a hostile imam threatens to convert her family home into a mosque, her world is upended by a chance encounter with Ahmed, a cameraman who offers to help her document the saint's legend on film. What begins as a simple project spirals into a captivating investigation that stretches across Tunisia and through the turbulent history of the twentieth century, gradually shaking the beliefs Bouchra has always taken for granted. A richly layered film about faith, identity, love, and the power of storytelling to reveal what we thought we knew.

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