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The Last of Us

Fall Grant 2015 - Post-Production Stage

Synopsis

N crosses the desert to North Africa, intending to obtain illegal passage to Europe. After he is robbed, he finds himself alone in Tunisia. Eventually, he decides to make the sea crossing on his own; he steals a boat and sets off, but the boat shuts down in open water. From that moment on, N experiences his crossing in a unique way. He is confronted by the forces of Nature, and by his own humanity.

Credits

Director

Ala Eddine Slim

Screenwriter

Ala Eddine Slim

Producer

Mohammed Ismail Louati

Production Company

Exit Productions

About the Director

Ala Eddine Slim is a Tunisian filmmaker. He graduated from Tunisia’s Higher Institute of Multimedia Arts of Manouba. His end-of-studies project, entitled ‘The Night of the Dreamers’ won an award at the National Amateur Film Festival of Kélibia in 2004. In 2005, Slim co-founded Exit Productions, which produced his first professional short film, ‘The Fall’ (2007). The film was selected for several international festivals and was broadcast on two European television channels. In 2008, as part of a summer internship at La Fémis, he directed the short documentary ‘One Night Among the Others’. 'Tlamess' is his most recent film, and a Franco-Tunisian co-production.

Awards and Festival History

Festivals

Lisbon and Estoril Film Festival 2016
La Cinematheque de Toulouse, Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Cairo International Film Festival 2016, Critics Week
Rotterdam International Film Festival 2017, Bright Future

Tubingen Arab Film Festival 2016

Awards

Luigi De Laurentiis Award for First Feature and Prize for the Best Technical Contribution, Venice Film Festival 2016, Critics' Week (WP)
Tanit d'Or for First Film and Best Cinematography (Amine Messadi), Carthage Film Festival 2016

Contacts

• Director

  Ala Eddine Slim

  Company: 

  Exit Productions

  Phone: 

  +216 713 48038 / +216 229 05811

  Email: 

  slim_alaeddine@exitprod.com

• Main Contact

  Mohamed Ismail Louati

  Company: 

  Utopia Films

  Email: 

  ismael.cinema@gmail.com

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