Synopsis
In the Gardens of Carthage, a district of Tunis initiated by the former Regime which construction stopped at the beginning of the Revolution, two cops, Fatma and Batal, find a burnt body in one of the lots. As construction slowly resumes, they start looking into this mysterious case. When the event repeats itself, the investigation takes a puzzling turn.
Festival History
CANNES, TIFF, BFI London, Neuchatel International Fantastic FF 2022
Cast And Credits
Director : Youssef ChebbiProducer : Farès Ladjimi
DOP : Hazem Berrabah
Editor : Valentin Feron
Cast : Fatma Oussaifi, Mohamed Houcine Grayaa, Hichem Riahi, Nabil Trabelsi, Bahri Rahali, Rami Harrabi
Director
Youssef Chebbi
Youssef Chebbi (b. 1984, Tunisia). After studying art, he directed two short films, ‘Vers le Nord’ and ‘Les Profondeurs’ which were selected in several international festivals. In 2012, he codirected a documentary Babylon which won the Jury Prize at the FID of Marseille and was presented at MoMA. ‘Black Medusa’ is his first featur