Un Certain Regard Nominee | Cannes Film Festival 2017. 21 year-old Mariam is assaulted by police officers, but how will she get justice when the odds are against her?
During a student party in Tunis, 21 year-old Mariam is raped by police officers. Whether at the hospitals or the police stations, she will have to fight for her rights and her dignity to be respected. But how to obtain justice when it lies on the side of the tormentors?
Directed by: Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisia/France/Norway/Lebanon/Qatar/Switzerland, 2017)
Freely adapted from "Coupable d'Avoir Été Violée" (Guilty of having been raped) by Meriem Ben Mohamed and Ava Djamshidi.
Cast: Mariam Al Ferjani (Mariam), Ghanem Zrelli (Youssef), Noomane Hamda (Chedly), Mohamed Akkari (Lamjed), Chedly Arfaoui (Mounir), Anissa Daoud (Faiza), Mourad Gharsalli (Lassaad)
Genre: drama
Awards: Student Jury Prize (Angoulême 2017), official selection Un Certain Regard (Cannes 2017)
Parental guidance: TV-PG