BIN U BIN, ELSEWHERE THE BORDER
Genre
Drama
Running time
100 minutes
Year
2024
Language
Arabic, French and Berber
Subtitle
English and Arabic
Country
Algeria and France
Director
Mohamed Lakhdar Tati
Bio
Producer
Youcef Krache, Camille Chandelier, Florent Coulon
Cast
Salim Kechiouche, Slimane Dazi, Hanaa Mansour
Scriptwriter
Mohamed Lakhdar Tati, Jean-Pierre Morillon
SHOWTIME
Tue
10.
Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 1
6:45 PM - 8:30 PM
Price: 40 SAR
Wed
11.
Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 4
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Price: 40 SAR
In the rocky desert Algerian border country, Fethi and his fellow villagers eke out a living smuggling goods – mostly petrol – into Tunisia, working at night and paying off the local crime lords. Saad, a film-maker trying to raise money to finish his movie, has worked for a year with Fethi. He lives in his family’s shed, included as part of a loving household as well as their risky business. At the same time he is obviously an outsider: smartly dressed and prepared to talk back to anyone, including the imam. Tough, gritty but also moodily atmospheric, its tension sustained by a tumultuous soundscape, theis remarkable film delves deeply into the complexities of family, friendship and daily survival.
