In a remote town, missing people return after many years. Mystery and fear set in, and everyone tries to understand the phenomenon as tensions rise in the air.

In a remote and reclusive town, the missing people return and appear enigmatic and bizarre. The tension within the families, the community, and the town grows. Fathi, a local police inspector, tries to understand what is happening, with the help of Amine, his doctor friend. As they go about their respective investigations with Fathi investigating and Amine analyzing, the two friends become stuck in the absurdity and strangeness of the case. Then Omar, a police inspector sent from the capital, arrives to the city to solve the enigma. The stories intertwine and intermingle, while the atmosphere becomes oppressive. What happened when they disappeared? Will Omar's arrival bring understanding? Is there still time to understand? As tension mounts among the inhabitants, some groups form to exclude the returnees, while others call for them to be welcomed back. A curse falls on the town and the matter becomes complicated. Many questions and encounters take place in the city arena and under the gaze of stray dogs.


estrelado / starring / avec :
Neji Kanaweti, Bilel Slatnia, Majd Mastoura, Sonia Zarg Ayouna

a film by / un film de
Ala Eddine SLIM

Tunisia, France, Saudi Arabia | 2024 | Fiction | 1h39 | Drama | in Arabic

Third Feature Narrative / 3è Long métrage Fiction

INTENTION BY THE FILM DIRECTOR
Agora is the place where all the inhabitants of a city gather and discuss current affairs; it is also a place of making decisions. In the film, this place is represented by the public square, which will be shown twice: the first time is when deciding the fate of the revenants and the second time is when covering up the lie. Agora is the story of a past, supposedly disappeared and forgotten, which reappears with so much pain and bad memories. The returnees are the image of the different failures experienced both on family and on community levels. All these stories have resonances in their own small circles; the family of each one. The personal stories of the ghosts are merely alibis for a story with the plots and twists of a thriller and/or investigative film. As a filmmaker, my first desires are in the territory of cinema. As a result, all the characters in the film will be carriers of the most classic cinematographic universes. There are two important characters in the film: the city and nature. There will be a kind of hidden war between the city (with its inhabitants, buildings, etc.) and nature (sea, crows, etc.), under the gaze of the stray dogs, which symbolizes the noble decay for me. It is this eternal struggle that stimulates me, as the humans are only actors.
- Ala Eddine Slim


PRODUCER'S NOTE
AGORA is Ala Eddine Slim's third feature film. It is a new and exciting adventure in terms of directing, producing and filmmaking. Development of the film began a year ago and partnerships are beginning to materialise, both nationally and internationally. Since the Tunisian producer is also the director, this double task facilitates and allows shortcuts in the making of the film. Agora is a film that contains many scenes with special effects and makeup, and it would be preferable to collaborate with renowned technicians. It is also a film that is a logical continuation of the author's two previous films with recurring elements such as the city, the forest and the animals.
Agora is a film that mirrors the current state of the world, as it deals with economic, social, health and security problems, etc... It is in the background of each character's investigations that we perceive different realities of today's Tunisia. Agora is a challenge on all levels.


Título / Original title / Titre Original : AGORA
Título Internacional (en Inglês) / International Title (English) / Titre international (Anglais) : AGORA
Título (França / Bélgica) / Title (France / Belgium) / Titre (France, Belgique) : AGORA
Outro título (em árabe) / Other Title (in Arabic) / Autre Titre (en arabe) : أقورا
Duração / Duración / Runtime / Durée : 99' (1h39 minutes, 01:39:00)
Tipo / Type / Type : Longa-metragem de ficção / Feature Fiction / Long-métrage Fiction
Gênero / Genre : Drama | Drama | Drame
Idioma / Languages / Langues de tournage : Árabe / Arabic / Arabe
Subtítulos / Subtitles / Sous-titres : English, Arabic
País de Produção / Country of Production / Pays de Production : Tunísia, França, Arábia Saudita / Tunisia, France, Saudi Arabia / Tunisie, France, Arabie Saoudite
País do Diretor / Filmmaker's Country / Pays du réalisateur : Tunísia / Algeria / Tunisie
País de filmagem / Country of Filming / Pays de tournage : Tunísia / Algeria / Tunisie
Ano de Produção / Year of production / Année de production : 2021-2024
Ano de lançamento / Year of Release / Année de Sortie : 2024
Cores / Colors / Couleurs : Cor / Color / Couleur
Suporte de difusão / Media / Support de diffusion : DCP
Orçamento estimado / Estimated Budget / Budget prévisionnel :
TAGS :


ELENCO / CAST / ACTRICES-ACTEURS
Neji Kanaweti......................................................
Bilel Slatnia......................................................
Majd Mastoura......................................................
Sonia Zarg Ayouna...............................................


PRODUTOR EXECUTIVO / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER / PRODUCTRICE DÉLÉGUÉ :
Ala Eddine Slim

PRODUTOR / PRODUCER / PRODUCTEUR :
Ala Eddine Slim
Julie Viez

DIRECTOR / REALIZAÇÃO / RÉALISATEUR :
Ala Eddine SLIM

Guionista / Screenplay / Scénariste :
Ala Eddine SLIM


PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
Exit Productions (Tunisia)

WITH THE SUPPORT OF / AVEC LE SOUTIEN DE
El Gouna Springboard (Egypt)
CNCI, Tunisian National Centre for Cinema and Image


PARTNERS / PARTENAIRES
- Hakka Distribution (Tunisian distributor).

DISTRIBUTION
Tunisia: Hakka Distribution

VENTES / SALES

CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals)
Exit Productions (Tunisia)
slim.alaeddine(@)gmail.com | +2162905811



FESTIVALS - PROJECÇÕES / FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) :

/// 2021 | Sélection - Projet de long métrage en développement /// 5è Festival international d'El Gouna 2021 (Égypte) | CONFIRMED FINANCING: US $188,000 (TOTAL BUDGET US $1,004,898)

/// 2024 | Selection | Red Sea FilmFest | Djeddah - Saudi Arabia


Fontes / Our Source / Nos Sources (READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine
- https://elgounafilmfestival.com/project/3
- https://redseafilmfest.com/en/rsiff_film/agora/
mise à jour par Thierno DIA, 10 Dec 2024

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كلب أزرق وغراب أسود يرويان القصّة الغريبة لثلاثة عائدين - وهم أشخاص غير أموات تمامًا، وليسوا أحياء أيضًا - يظهرون من جديد في بلدة نائية، الأمر الّذي يحيي الألغاز غير المحلولة حول اختفائهم. "فتحي"، وهو مفّتش الشّرطة المحلّيّ، يتولّى القضيّة، بمساعدة صديقه "أمين" الطّبيب المحلّيّ. ومع ذلك، ما يبدأ كجريمة مثيرة تقليديّة، يصبح أكثر تجريدًا عندما يصل "عمر" محقّق شرطة من المدينة، لتسليط الضّوء على ما حدث، فيشعر بالارتباك بسبب التّسلسل غير المنطقيّ للأحداث. وفي الوقت نفسه، يبدو الأمر سخيفًا ومزعجًا، إذ يكشف "أغورا" تدريجيًّا عن نفسه، كقصيدة خرافيّة، وتعليق سياسيّ عن الحالة في تونس



أقورا

نوع الفيلم
دراما
مدة العرض
99 دقيقة
إنتاج عام
2024
اللغة
العربية
الترجمة
الإنجليزية والعربية
بلد الانتاج
تونس وفرنسا والسعودية
إخراج
علاء الدين سليم
السيرة الذاتية
إنتاج
علاء الدين سليم، جولي فيز
بمشاركة
ناجي القنواتي، بلال سلاطنية، مجد مستورة، سونيا زرج عيونا
كتابة
علاء الدين سليم


https://redseafilmfest.com/ar/rsiff_film/agora/