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Thala My Love, is a 2016 Saudi movie, directed by Mehdi Hmili, and starring Najla Ben Abdallah, Ghanem Zrelli, Mohamed Dahech. with a runtime of 87 minutes.
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Thala My Love is a Tunisian drama of rare emotional and political power, set against the uprising that ignited the Arab Spring. In early January 2011, Mohamed — a political prisoner — escapes captivity and returns to his hometown of Thala, which he finds ablaze with revolution. His sole mission is to find his fiancée Hourya. Aided by Belgacem, a former regime informant seeking personal redemption, Mohamed hides and searches — until a crushing truth emerges: Hourya, raped in prison and believing Mohamed had died under torture, has married another man, Adel. On the night of January 9th, Mohamed witnesses a massacre and is unwittingly filmed carrying a body — the video goes viral on Facebook. A story of love fractured by state violence, the film weaves personal trauma and collective resistance into a profoundly moving portrait of Tunisia on the edge of transformation.
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