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Zizou & Arab Spring
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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With Zizou and the Arab Spring, Fe?rid Boughedir (Halfaouine, A Summer in La Goulette) charmingly puIls off a lighthearted comedic fable about, of aIl things, the 2011 Arab Spring uprising in Tunisia. Zizou (Zied Ayadi) is a naive and sincere optimist whose crush
on a beautiful girI Ieads him to become the unwitting face of a revolution. With two years of university under his beIt, but very Iittle common sense, Zizou Ieaves his Saharan vilIage and finds work in the big city of Tunis, instaIling satellite dishes alongside a colorful cast of characters. The job takes him to every part of the city, introducing him to residents ranging from supporters of the regime and underground rebels to a ravishing beauty being heId captive by the mafia. When Zizou decides to attempt a rescue of his beloved, he gets much more than he bargained for, and a case of mistaken identity lands him in the forefront of a national rebellion. This deIightful movie will win you over with its bewitching story set against the gorgeous backdrop of a colorful Tunisia as it attempts to become the first true democracy in North Africa. – Traverse City FiIm Festival
SpeciaI Features: lnterview with filmmaker Fe?rid Boughedir at the Cannes Film FestivaI DeIeted Scenes | Making-of | Photo GaIIery | TraiIer |
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