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Tlamess

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A soldier is granted one week's leave after the death of his mother. Rather than return to active duty, he absconds and soon finds himself a wanted man, pursued through an eerily deserted city.

Critics Reviews

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Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter 06/04/2019
Existential thoughts from kindergarten. Go to Full Review Jay Weissberg Variety 06/02/2019
Becomes an ever-distancing marathon in love with its own inscrutability... Go to Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International 05/22/2019
An enigmatic and wildly unpredictable odyssey which is too obtuse to live up to its name - Tlamess is a Tunisian word meaning 'enchantment'. Go to Full Review Joseph Fahim Middle East Eye 07/03/2021
Slim's sleight of hand is so purposely playful and self-consciously pretentious at times that no formal understanding is needed to enjoy the proceedings. Go to Full Review Kaleem Aftab Cineuropa 06/04/2019
Tlamess becomes too obtuse to hit home. Go to Full Review Juanma Ruiz Caimán Cuadernos de Cine 05/30/2019
The particular poetics that it constructs end up offering some of the most suggestive and audacious images that have been seen in this edition of the festival. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Ala Eddine Slim

Director

Abdullah Miniawy

Actor

Souhir Ben Amara

Actor

Khaled Ben Aissa

Actor

Ala Eddine Slim

Screenwriter

Ala Eddine Slim

Producer

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Tlamess

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Movie Info

Synopsis A soldier is granted one week's leave after the death of his mother. Rather than return to active duty, he absconds and soon finds himself a wanted man, pursued through an eerily deserted city.
Director
Ala Eddine Slim
Producer
Ala Eddine Slim, Juliette Lepoutre, Ali Hassouna, Chawki Knis, Pierre Menahem
Screenwriter
Ala Eddine Slim
Production Co
Madbox Studios, Exit Productions, Still Moving, Inside Producción
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
2h 0m