Nefta Football Club

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Nefta Football Club, is a 2018 Algerian movie, directed by Yves Piat, and starring Eltayef Dhaoui, Mohamed Ali Ayari, Lyes Salem. with a runtime of 17 minutes.

Overview

Nefta Football Club is a Tunisian short film that garnered international acclaim, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. Set in the arid borderlands of southern Tunisia near Algeria, the story follows two football-mad brothers who stumble upon a stray donkey wandering the desert — inexplicably wearing headphones over its ears. From this absurdist premise, director Yves Piat crafts a wry, playful, and visually inventive fable about chance, contraband, and the surreal rhythms of life on the margins. A sharply observed and delightfully original piece of North African filmmaking.

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