Red Path
Tunisia/Belgium/France/Poland/Qatar/Saudi Arabia | 2024 | Arabic | 100 min | Fiction/Drama/Human Rights | DCP
Synopsis
Mghila Mountain, Tunisia, November 2015. When a jihadist group attacks two very young shepherds, 14-year-old Ashraf is forced to take a macabre message back to his family. Traumatized and trying not to lose his mind, Ashraf finds himself confronted with the powerlessness of his elders, abandoned by the authorities. Inspired by true events, Red Path is a dreamlike plunge into the wounded psyche of a child and his incredible ability to overcome trauma.
Credits
| Original Title | Les Enfants Rouges |
| English Title | Red Path |
| Country | Tunisia, Belgium, France, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia |
| Exhibition Format | DCP |
| Director | Lotfi Achour |
| Producer | Anissa Daoud, Sébastien Hussenot, Lotfi Achour |
| Screenplay | Natacha de Pontcharra, Doria Achour, Sylvain Cattenoy, Lotfi Achour |
| Cinematography | Wojciech STAROŃ |
| Cast | Ali Helali, Yassine Samouni |
Company
MPM Premium
Natalia Isotta
natalia@mpmpremium.com
Director
Lotfi Achour
Tunisia
Born in Tunis, Lotfi Achour is an author, director, and producer. After his baccalauréat, he enrolled at the Faculty of Law and Economics in Tunis, where he studied economics. After a family tragedy, he realized that he wanted to become an actor and, at the age of 21, began his training at the Grenoble Conservatory and studied theater and cinema at the Sorbonne Institute of Theatrical Studies. Lotfi Achour has produced over 25 theatrical works. His latest show was co-produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company for the London 2012 Olympic Games. In the cinema, he has directed 3 short films that have won dozens of awards, including La laine sur le dos, which was nominated in the short film category at the 69th Cannes Film Festival.
