7pm / 19h / R20
Ciné-club : VHS Kahloucha
Film by Néjib Belkadhi
Tunisia, 2006
French with English subtitles
80 minutes
The Alliance Francaise Cape Town is collaborating with Encounters to host regular documentary screenings once a month.
Synopsis : VHS Kahloucha Seeking some laughter and scenes from home, a group of illegal Tunisian immigrants in Italy badger anyone with a TV so that they can view the latest film from cult filmmaker, writer, director, action hero Moncef Kahloucha. Back home in Kazmet, a poor district of Sousse, Tunisia, the house painter Kahloucha is in the throes of making his next film : Tarzan of the Arabs. Using equal measures of madness and magic, Kahloucha draws heavily on the beneficence of the local populace, negotiates social boundaries and strains family ties in his determination to bring light relief to the residents of his poor neighbourhood. Hilarious, energetic and touching, whilst portraying an unobserved view of Tunisian life, this unexpected joy aptly displays what you can achieve if you truly believe in what you are doing. Nominated for Grand Jury Award at Sundance film Festival in 2007
Encounters DVD’s will be on sale after the screening. Cash bar available.
For further queries please contact : Nazeer Ahmed Email : nazeer@encounters.co.za Tel : (021) 465 4686
Synopsis : VHS Kahloucha Seeking some laughter and scenes from home, a group of illegal Tunisian immigrants in Italy badger anyone with a TV so that they can view the latest film from cult filmmaker, writer, director, action hero Moncef Kahloucha. Back home in Kazmet, a poor district of Sousse, Tunisia, the house painter Kahloucha is in the throes of making his next film : Tarzan of the Arabs. Using equal measures of madness and magic, Kahloucha draws heavily on the beneficence of the local populace, negotiates social boundaries and strains family ties in his determination to bring light relief to the residents of his poor neighbourhood. Hilarious, energetic and touching, whilst portraying an unobserved view of Tunisian life, this unexpected joy aptly displays what you can achieve if you truly believe in what you are doing. Nominated for Grand Jury Award at Sundance film Festival in 2007
Encounters DVD’s will be on sale after the screening. Cash bar available.
For further queries please contact : Nazeer Ahmed Email : nazeer@encounters.co.za Tel : (021) 465 4686
