'Film Movement Buys North American Rights to Tunisia’s Oscar
North American Rights to Tunisia’s Oscar
Film Movement
has acquired North American rights to “Under The Fig Trees,” Tunisia’s official Oscar submission
The film,
which marks the narrative feature debut of French Tunisian documentary filmmaker Erige Sehiri, is an
“Under The
Fig Trees” will roll out to theaters in 2023, followed by a wide release on all
The announcement
was made by Michael Rosenberg, president of Film Movement and Jennyfer Gautier, head of international
Yet, between
the fig trees, they steal away from work to catch up, gossip, squabble, and flirt
Each encounter
between the workers on the cusp of adulthood is ripe with discovery and connection
“As a
documentarian, Erige has developed a quietly understated way of observing life, which works to great
Besides playing
at Cannes, the film screened at Toronto, Karlovy Vary, BFI London and Sarajevo festivals, among
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