Among the trees, young women and men working the summer harvest develop new feelings, flirt, try to understand each other, find – and flee – deeper connections. An engaging depiction of summer flirtations and gentle exploration of sisterhood, shot in a vibrant, “enclosed” open-air space, without scripted dialogue, but full of flavors, scents, and textures.
Under the Fig Trees
63rd TIFF: Greek Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: Erige Sehiri
- Script: Erige Sehiri, Ghalya Lacroix, Peggy Hamann
- Cinematography: Frida Marzouk
- Editing: Ghalya Lacroix, Hafedh Laaridhi, Malek Kamounn
- Sound: Aymen Laabidi, Yazid Chaabi, Jean-Guy Véran
- Actors: Fide Fdhili, Feten Fdhili, Ameni Fdhili, Samar Sifi, Leila Ouhebi, Hneya Ben Elhedi Sbahi
- Production: Henia Production, Maneki Films
- Producers: Erige Sehiri, Didar Domehri
- Co-production: Akka Films, In Good Company
- Co-producers: Palmyre Badinier, Nicolas Wadimoff, Philippe Coeytaux, Roshi Behesht Nedjad
- Costumes: Nabila Cherif
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Tunisia, France, Switzerland, Germany, Qatar
- Production Year: 2022
- Duration: 93΄
- Contact: Luxbox
Erige Sehiri
Erige Sehiri is a French-Tunisian director and producer. With her own production company, Henia Production, she develops Tunisian author-driven documentaries distinguished at major international festivals, such as Visions du réel, IDFA, and Cinemed. In 2018, her breakout feature documentary, Railway Men, remained six weeks in Tunisian theaters. In 2021, she wrote, directed, and produced her first fiction feature, Under the Fig Trees, which won several post-production awards at the Venice International Film Festival (Final Cut in Venice). The film premiered at the selection of the 54th Quinzaine des Réalisateurs at Cannes 2022.
Filmography
2012 My Father’s Facebook (short doc)
2018 Railway Men (doc)
2022 Under the Fig Trees
