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Who Do I Belong To
by Meryam Joobeur

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 war. When Mehdi unexpectedly returns home with a mysterious pregnant wife, a darkness emerges, threatening to consume the entire village. Aicha is caught between her maternal love and her search for the truth.

Original Title: Mé el Aïn ماء العين
Countries: Tunisia, France, Canada
Year: 2024
Ratio: 1,434
Sound: 5.1
Length: 118 min
Language: Arabic
Festivals & Awards
2024
  • Berlinale – Competition
  • Hong Kong International Film Festival – Young Cinema Competition (World) – Best Director
  • Taipei International Film Festival – International New Talent Competition – Best Director
  • Istanbul Film Festival – Young Masters Competition
  • Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Horizon
  • Durban International Film Festival
  • Guanajuato International Film Festival – Official Selection – Best International Feature Film
  • Melbourne International Film Festival
  • Helsinki Film Festival
  • Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur – Bayard Prize for Best First Work
  • BFI London Film Festival – First Feature Competition
  • Chicago International Film Festival – Competition
  • Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo
  • El Gouna Film Festival – Feature Narrative Competition – Best Arab Narrative Film
  • Thessaloniki International Film Festival – Survey Expand Section
About Director
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 "Brotherhood" (2018) screened at 150+ festivals and won 75 international prizes. “Who Do I Belong To” is her first feature film.

FILMOGRAPHY
  • Who Do I Belong To – 2024
  • Brotherhood – 2018 – Short film
  • Born in the Maelstrom – 2017 – Short film
  • Gods, Weeds & Revolutions – 2012 – Short film
Cast & Crew
Cast

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

Crew

Screenwriter: Meryam Joobeur
DOP: Vincent Gonneville
Editor: Maxime Mathis, Meryam Joobeur
Costume Design: Salah Barka
Sound: Aymen Labidi (Sound Recordist), Gwennolé Le Borgne (Sound Design), Elias Boughedir (Dialogue Editor), Niels Barletta (Mix)
Music: Peter Venne
Production: Tanit Films, Midi La Nuit, Instinct Bleu
Coproduction: 1888 Films, Godolphin Films, Eye Eye Pictures
World Sales: Luxbox

“Joobeur shows an impressive mastery of craft and an eye for striking imagery.”
“A handsomely crafted debut.”
“A remarkable and undeniably talented filmmaking approach.”
“A fascinating choice of cinematography that echoes the daring immediacy of recent masterpieces.”