Un mois d’août dans la banlieue nord de Tunis après la révolution. Youssef Slimane et sa femme Claire sont agents immobiliers. Ils cherchent notamment à louer une grande villa moderne (appelée Nesma) aux pièces lumineuses. Leur vie bascule le jour où un homme usurpe l’identité de Youssef afin de puiser dans ses comptes bancaires. La grande villa à louer sera le théâtre d’événements sombres… On y traite de la dictature, de la paranoïa, de la peur. On ne sort pas indemne de près de 50 ans de dictature.

Tunisie / France / Emirats Arabes Unis, 2012, long métrage, fiction / Arabe/ Français sous-titrés, couleur / DCP / 1h28 minutes

Ecrit et réalisé par Homeïda Behi,

ACTEURS / ACTRICES
Farid Elouardi, Aure Atika, Aziza Gorgi, Chaker Ben Saber, Abdel Monem Chwayet, Mohamed Sayari et Kesang Marstrand.

Produit par Mille et une productions (Tunisie),
avec Cinétéléfilms & Blow up.

Distributeur (France) : Zelig Films
Ventes Internationales : INSOMNIA



2013 | 10ème FCAT, Cordoue, Espagne
* Sélection Officielle

2013 | 28ème FIFF, Namur, Belgique
* Sélection Officielle

2012 | Dubai International Film Festival DIFF
* Première Mondiale
* Muhr Arab Feature
http://dubaifilmfest.com/en/films/detail/nesma/2012

In a hot summer in Tunisia, after several months of the Tunisian Revolution, someone impersonating Yousef’s character, and following him step by step, while Yousef and his wife are trying to rent out « Nesma », a luxurious villa. In parallel events, Syrine is taking her first step in the adult life, only her younger brother knows her secrets, what destiny awaits Yousef? While everybody around him is surrounded with ambiguous events including Yousef’s stalker.

Firstly, there’s Youssef, who has his identity stolen and who decides to act, even if it means losing his way. Then there’s the young Syrine, who will take her first steps in the adult world. And Slim, who is perhaps not as paranoid as he appears. Finally there’s this house that Youssef and his wife tries to rent. In the hot tunisian summer they couldn’t find any renter even if in a spot of its garden you can feel a cool breeze…
What will happen to Youssef who will uses this house trying to get rid of his « double ».

A film by Homeïda BEHI

France, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates / 2012 / Arabic, French dialogue with English subtitles / Colour / DCP / 88 minutes

starring Farid Elouardi, Aure Atika, Aziza Gorgi, Chaker Ben Saber, Abdel Monem Chwayet, Mohamed Sayari and Kesang Marstrand.

NESMA – A film by Homeïda BAHI from INSOMNIA World Sales on Vimeo.

Directed and written by Homeïda BAHI

Genre: Film Noir, Thriller

Cast & Credits
Director: Homeïda Behi
Scriptwriter: Homeïda Behi
Cinematographer: Newine Behi
Editor: Céline Kélépikis
Composer: Philippe Deschamps
Producer: Farès Ladjimi

Cast (in alphabetical order): Abdel Monem Chwayet, Aure Atika, Aziza Gorgi, Chaker Ben Saber, Farid Elouardi

Produced by Mille et une productions (Tunisia),
with Cinétéléfilms & Blow up.

World Sales: INSOMNIA