Who Do I Belong To

Mé el Aïn

TIFF65: Greek Premiere

Aicha lives in the isolated north of Tunisia with her husband and youngest son. The family lives in anguish after the departure of the eldest sons Mehdi and Amine to the violent embrace of ISIS. When Mehdi unexpectedly returns home with a mysterious pregnant wife, darkness emerges, threatening to consume the entire village. Aicha is caught between her maternal love and her search for the truth.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Meryam Joobeur

Script: Meryam Joobeur

Cinematography: Vincent Gonneville

Editing: Maxime Mathis, Meryam Joobeur

Sound: Gwennolé Le Borgne

Music: Peter Venne

Actors: Salha Nasraoui, Mohamed Hassine Grayaa, Malek Mechergui, Adam Bessa, Dea Liane, Rayen Mechergui, Chaker Mechergui

Production: Tanit Films, Midi La Nuit, Instinct Bleu

Producers: Nadim Cheikhrouha, Sarra Ben Hassen, Annick Blanc, Maria Gracia Turgeon, Meryam Joobeur

Co-production: 1888 Films, Godolphin Films, Eye Eye Pictures

Co-producers: Vincent Dupuis, Victor Lech, Baptiste Leroy, Ramsis Mahfoudh, Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar

Costumes: Salah Barka

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Tunisia, France, Canada

Production Year: 2024

Duration: 118'

Contact: Luxbox

Awards/Distinctions: Best International Feature Film – Guanajuato IFF 2024, Grand Prize – Taipei IFF 2024, Best Director – Hong Kong IFF 2024

Meryam Joobeur

Meryam Joobeur believes wholeheartedly in the transformative power of storytelling and hopes that her films can capture the beauty, complexity, and universal nature of the human condition. Her short films Gods, Weeds and Revolutions (2012) and Born in the Maelstrom (2017) screened internationally. Her Oscar-nominated short film Brotherhood (2018) screened at more than 150 festivals and won 75 international prizes. Who Do I Belong To is her first feature film.