As I Open My Eyes
2015 · Movie · 98 min · ★ 6.5
Tunis, summer 2010, a few months before the Revolution: Farah, 18 years old, has just graduated and her family already sees her as a future doctor. But she doesn't have the same idea. She sings in a political rock band, has a passion for life, gets drunk, discovers love and her city by night against the wishes of her mother Hayet, who knows Tunisia and its dangers all too well.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-12-23
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 98 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (51 votes)
Themes
- parent child relationship
- rebellious youth
- rebellious daughter
- teenage rebellion
- woman director
- arab spring
Awards & recognition
- IFFR audience award · 2016
- Lumière Award, Lyon Festival of cinema · 2016
- Bayard d'or · 2015
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2017 · nominated
- IFFR audience award · 2016 · nominated
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- Lux Prize · 2016 · nominated
Cast & crew
- BM
Baya Medhaffer
as Farah
- GA
Ghalia Ben Ali
as Hayet
- MA
Montassar Ayari
as Borhène
- AO
Aymen Omrani
as Ali
- LJ
Lassaad Jamoussi
as Mahmoud
- DA
Deena Abdelwahed
as Inès
- YS
Youssef Soltana
as Ska
- MS
Marwen Soltana
as Sami
- NM
Najoua Mathouthi
as Ahlem
- YF
Younes Ferhi
as Moncef
Directed by Leyla Bouzid