Tunisian filmmaker Salma Baccar deals with a difficult topic as her heroine, Zakia (Rabia Ben Abdallah), endures emotional dilemmas and finds new hope. Zakia's husband has neglected her in favour of a man and it is clear that he understands the pain he has caused her. At the same time she must cope with the teenage daughter who wants nothing to do with her and holds her responsible for the marriage split. Drugs are her escape route, but one that leads to addiction and an asylum, where her destiny keeps evolving. The film is a crowd-pleasing melodrama, with sentimental treatment and old-fashioned direction. Yet it is nicely geared to its audience's emotions, and the heroine's ups and downs are surprising. Its bleak images will be tough for children and it includes mild nudity.

starring / avec
Rabiâ Ben Abdallah, Alaeddine Ayoub, Raouf Ben Amor, Leïla Chebbi, Kaouther Bardi, Mohamed-Ali Ben Jemaâ

a film by / un film de
Salma BACCAR

Tunisia / Morocco, 2005, Fiction - 1h40, Arabic dialogue with English subtitles, Colour, 35mm


CAST / ACTRICES-ACTEURS
Rabiâ Ben Abdallah (aka Rabiaa Ben Abdallah)........................................ Zakia
Alaeddine Ayoub (aka Alaeddine Ayoubi)............................................ Khemaïs
Raouf Ben Amor (aka Raouf Ben Amour)............................................ Si Mokhtar
Leïla Chebbi (aka Leila Chebbi)................................................... Anissa
Kaouther Bardi............................................... Saïda
Mohamed-Ali Ben Jemaâ (aka Med Ali Ben Jemaa)....................................…


Producer / Producteur :
Abdelaziz Ben Malouka

Director / Réalisatrice :
Salma BACCAR -

Screenplay & Dialogues / Scénario & dialogues :
Salma Baccar et Aroussia Nallouti
in collaboration with / avec la collaboration de : Fabrice Ziolkowski

DoP / Images :
Andréas Sinanos -

Sound & Mix / Son et mixage :
Héchemi Joulak -

Editing / Montage :
Karim Hammouda
Kahena Attia

Composer / Musique :
Rabiî Zamour

Set Design / Décor :
Taoufik Bèhi

Costumes / Costumes :
Kaies Ettounsi -

Continuity (Script Supervisor) / Script :
Saïda Ben Mahmoud

1st Assistant Director / 1er assistant réalisateur:
Elyès Zrelli -


Production / Production :
CTV (Tunisie)
CCM (Maroc)
ANPA (Tunisie)

Distribution / Distribution :
Tunisie : CINEX (Sortie en Tunisie le mercredi 18 janvier 2006)


CONTACTS :
C.T.V. services, 7, avenue Moheiddine Klibi, 2092 El Manar II Tunis-Tunisie | tél : (00216) 71.885.955/ 71.885.299, fax : (00216) 71.885.432

C.C.M. Rabat Maroc : Tél (00212) 37.79.18.90, fax (00212) 37.79.432

Distribution en Tunisie :
CINEX : 92, rue de Yougoslavie, 1001 Tunis, Tunisie. Tél : (00216) 21 52 14 32 (portable)

Sortie Tunisie : mercredi 18 janvier 2006



SOURCES :
- www.facebook.com/salma.baccarr
- www.hammam-lif.com/Salma%20Baccar%20Khochkhach.html
- www.ctv-services.com/movie/khochkhach-fleur-d-oubli/
- http://emmabenji.canalblog.com/archives/2006/01/24/1265670.html

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Efter en smärtsam förlossning, blir en ung kvinna från den tunisiska bourgeoisien beroende av växten Khochkhach (opium) som hon får för att döva smärtan. Hon dras långsamt ned i beroendet och hamnar till slut på ett mentalsjukhus. Där träffar hon Khémais som hjälper henne tillbaka till lusten att leva och älska.Selma Baccar föddes 1945 i Tunis. Hon studerade filmkunskap på Franska filminstitutet och arbetade därefter som assisterande regissör vid flera långfilmsproduktioner. Hon regisserar lång och kortfilmer, dokumentärer och tv-produktioner. 1990 blev hon den första kvinnliga filmproducenten i Tunisien.?

KHOCHKHACH, 2005
Regi: Selma Baccar
Längd: 107 min