THE RETURN
France, Tunisia I 2019 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 21 min
Nordic premiere
Tarek is back to Tunisia after seven years of clandestinity in Italy. He lives this return as a failure. He has to face his old friends, his old life and remain strong. He meets Khaled, a new neighbour. Khaled is all that Tarek is not: successful, handsome, able to help others…
CAST & CREDITS
Director: Charlie Kouka
Writer: Charlie Kouka, Lamara Leprêtre Habib
Cast: Fares landoulsi, Salim Kechiouch
DOP: Chloé Terren
Producer: Colin Destombe
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Screening: October 10th
16:30 Panora 2
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Director: Charlie Kouka

Nawel Kouka, known as Charlie Kouka, was born in 1986 in Gafsa, Tunisia. After getting a diploma in Optics, she pursued a Master in Film Production in 2013. In 2015, she joined the directing major at the Fémis in Paris. She has directed five short films: four fiction films and one documentary.