Hichem Rostom – MRQE

Whatever Lola Wants

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A Brooklyn postal worker follows her Egyptian boyfriend to Cairo where she takes belly-dancing lessons from a legendary but disgraced Egyptian dancer.

La Boîte magique

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Over forty and in a bit of a midlife crisis, Tunisian film director Raouf (Abdelatif Kechiche) is prone to excessive drinking when not engaged in an argument with his French-born wife Lou (Marianne Basler). One respite to Raouf’s dreary life is a recent film assignment — to shoot an autobiographical film about his childhood. While working on the script, Raouf recalls his childhood home life under the strictures instituted by his devoutly religious father. The polar opposite of Raouf’s father was his uncle Mansour (Hichem Rostom), a jolly, life-loving soul who introduced Raouf to cinema through his work as a wandering film projectionist, which angered and shocked his father to no end but proved to be the most pivotal development in the youngster’s life. Through cinema, Raouf found his place in this world and came-of-age — something he may have to revisit in his adult life if he wishes to salvage his marriage.

Le Chant de la Noria

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Thanks to new Tunisian legislation recently enacted, Zeineb (Houyem Rassaa) can now legally divorce her draconian husband — though she still lives in fear, since he is more or less obsessed with tracking her down. As she flees her deranged husband and his equally obsessive family, Zeineb runs into M’Hamed (Ahmed Hafiene), the man she loved before she was sent off into her arranged marriage. M’Hamed is also engaged in his own form of escape by trying to save up money in order to leave Tunisia and pursue his lifelong dream of studying in France. Until now, this has been financially impossible and M’Hamed has been forced to become a teacher. But by chance, M’Hamed has learned of the opportunity to work for a movie production filming on location. Zeineb and M’Hamed become traveling companions as they cross the desert looking for the film crew that may provide the escape each is seeking.

Siestes Grenadine, Les

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Wahid and his daughter Soufiya return to Tunisia after a long stay in West Africa.Wahid would like to transform Soufiya into a real Tunisian, a true daughter of their land, but the country has changed a lot in there absence.