A coming-of-age story shaped by tragedy that follows 12-year-old Eya as she comes to grips with the sudden loss of her older brother Younès, with whom she shared an intense and inseparable bond. Immersed in a deeply codified and intense grieving process, she draws on her creativity, resilience, and the support of Younès’ friends to come to terms with his passing and carve out her own path toward adulthood.
Cast
Safa Gharbaoui, Mehdi Bouziane, Mounir Amamra, Adnan El Haruati, Saber Tabi, Nicolas Makola, Mehdi Zellama, Monia Taïeb Crew
- Written and Directed By: Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama
- Cinematographer: Grimm Vandekerckhove
- Editor: Dieter Diependaele
- Production Design: Eve Martin
- Sound: David Franken
Original Title: Têtes Brûlées
Production Company(ies):
- Komuco
- Quetzalcoatl
- 1080 Films
Producer(s):
- Marc Joannes
- Nabil Ben Yadir
- Berlin International Film Festival, Germany (World Premiere)
- D'A Barcelona Film Festival, Spain
- Sydney Film Festival, Australia
- Amman International Film Festival, Jordan (MENA Premiere)
- Film Fest Gent, Belgium
- BFI London, UK
- Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
- Filmfest Osnabrück, Germany
- Filmfest SehPferdchen, Germany
- International Festival of Cinema and Migration Agadir, Morocco
- CINEMAMED – Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Bruxelles
- Festival Du Film Franco-Arabe De Noisy-Le-Sec, France
- Yellowstone International Film Festival, India
- FICPBA International Film Festival, Argentina
- Cinekid Festival, Netherlands
- Middle East Now Festival, Italy
- Special Mention by the Independent Jury of the AG Kino - Gilde - Cinema Vision 14plus at Berlin International Film Festival
- Special Mention Generation International Jury 14 plus Feature Film at Berlin International Film Festival
- North Sea Port Audience Award at Film Fest Gent
- Film Award for Children's Right, Filmfest Osnabrück, Germany
- Best Performance Award for Safa Gharbaoui, International Festival of Cinema and Migration Agadir, Morocco
- Best Rising Actress Award, FICPBA International Film Festival, Argentina