In a remote town, missing people return after many years. Mystery and fear set in, and everyone tries to understand the phenomenon as tensions rise in the air.

In a remote and reclusive town, the missing people return and appear enigmatic and bizarre. The tension within the families, the community, and the town grows. Fathi, a local police inspector, tries to understand what is happening, with the help of Amine, his doctor friend. As they go about their respective investigations with Fathi investigating and Amine analyzing, the two friends become stuck in the absurdity and strangeness of the case. Then Omar, a police inspector sent from the capital, arrives to the city to solve the enigma. The stories intertwine and intermingle, while the atmosphere becomes oppressive. What happened when they disappeared? Will Omar’s arrival bring understanding? Is there still time to understand? As tension mounts among the inhabitants, some groups form to exclude the returnees, while others call for them to be welcomed back. A curse falls on the town and the matter becomes complicated. Many questions and encounters take place in the city arena and under the gaze of stray dogs.

estrelado / starring / avec :


a film by / un film de
Ala Eddine SLIM

FILM EN DÉVELOPPEMENT (depuis 2021)
Tunisie, Feature Fiction, 2h00, Drame, en Arabe, Arabic

Third Feature Narrative / 3è Long métrage Fiction


INTENTION BY THE FILM DIRECTOR
Agora is the place where all the inhabitants of a city gather and discuss current affairs; it is also a place of making decisions. In the film, this place is represented by the public square, which will be shown twice: the first time is when deciding the fate of the revenants and the second time is when covering up the lie. Agora is the story of a past, supposedly disappeared and forgotten, which reappears with so much pain and bad memories. The returnees are the image of the different failures experienced both on family and on community levels. All these stories have resonances in their own small circles; the family of each one. The personal stories of the ghosts are merely alibis for a story with the plots and twists of a thriller and/or investigative film. As a filmmaker, my first desires are in the territory of cinema. As a result, all the characters in the film will be carriers of the most classic cinematographic universes. There are two important characters in the film: the city and nature. There will be a kind of hidden war between the city (with its inhabitants, buildings, etc.) and nature (sea, crows, etc.), under the gaze of the stray dogs, which symbolizes the noble decay for me. It is this eternal struggle that stimulates me, as the humans are only actors.
– Ala Eddine Slim


PRODUCER’S NOTE
AGORA is Ala Eddine Slim’s third feature film. It is a new and exciting adventure in terms of directing, producing and filmmaking. Development of the film began a year ago and partnerships are beginning to materialise, both nationally and internationally. Since the Tunisian producer is also the director, this double task facilitates and allows shortcuts in the making of the film. Agora is a film that contains many scenes with special effects and makeup, and it would be preferable to collaborate with renowned technicians. It is also a film that is a logical continuation of the author’s two previous films with recurring elements such as the city, the forest and the animals.
Agora is a film that mirrors the current state of the world, as it deals with economic, social, health and security problems, etc… It is in the background of each character’s investigations that we perceive different realities of today’s Tunisia. Agora is a challenge on all levels.


Título / Original title / Titre Original : AGORA
Título Internacional (en Inglês) / International Title (English) / Titre international (Anglais) : AGORA
Título (França / Bélgica) / Title (France / Belgium) / Titre (France, Belgique) : AGORA
Outro título (em árabe) / Other Title (in Arabic) / Autre Titre (en arabe) :
Outro título (em francês) / Other Title (in French) / Autre Titre (en français) :
Duração / Duración / Runtime / Durée : 120′ (2h00 minutes, 02:00:00)
Tipo / Type / Type : Longa-metragem de ficção / Feature Fiction / Long-métrage Fiction
Gênero / Genre : Sátira / Satirical / Satire
Idioma / Languages / Langues de tournage : Árabe / Arabic / Arabe
Subtítulos / Subtitles / Sous-titres :
País de Produção / Country of Production / Pays de Production : França, Argélia, Bélgica / France, Algeria, Belgium / France, Algérie, Belgique
País do Diretora / Filmmaker’s Country / Pays de la réalisatrice : Argélia / Algeria / Algérie
País de filmagem / Country of Filming / Pays de tournage : Argélia / Algeria / Algérie
Ano de Produção / Year of production / Année de production : 2021-
Ano de lançamento / Year of Release / Année de Sortie :
Cores / Colors / Couleurs : Cor / Color / Couleur
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Formato de som / Sound Mix / Format Son :
Orçamento estimado / Estimated Budget / Budget prévisionnel : US ,004,898
TAGS : TAGS : Sátira, Amizade, Estresse, Família, Mulheres, Comovente, Aborto, Política, Satire, Friendship, Stress, Family, Women, Abortion, Politics, Amitié, Stress, Famille, Accouchement, Avortement, Politique



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PRODUTOR EXECUTIVO / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER / PRODUCTRICE DÉLÉGUÉ :
Ala Eddine Slim

PRODUTOR / PRODUCER / PRODUCTEUR :
Ala Eddine Slim

DIRECTOR / REALIZAÇÃO / RÉALISATEUR :
Ala Eddine SLIM

Guionista / Screenplay / Scénariste :
Ala Eddine SLIM

Dir. de Fotografia / Director of Photography / Directeur de la photo :

Director de Som / Sound Recordist (Sound Engineer) / Ingénieur du son :


Música / Composer (Original Music) / Musique :


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Gerente de Produção / Unit production manager / Directeur de production :

Assistente Realização / Assistant Director / Assistante Réalisatrice :

Makeup artist / Maquillage :

Special makeup effects artist / Maquillage Effets Spéciaux :

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THANKS / REMERCIEMENTS :


PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
Exit Productions (Tunisia)

WITH THE SUPPORT OF / AVEC LE SOUTIEN DE
El Gouna Springboard (Egypt)
CNCI, Tunisian National Centre for Cinema and Image


PARTNERS / PARTENAIRES
– Hakka Distribution (Tunisian distributor).

DISTRIBUTION
Tunisia: Hakka Distribution

VENTES / SALES

CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals)
Exit Productions (Tunisia)
slim.alaeddine(@)gmail.com | +2162905811


RELEASE / SORTIE SALLES



FESTIVALS – AWARDS / PRIX

* Sélection – Projet de long métrage en développement /// 5è Festival international d’El Gouna 2021 (Égypte) | CONFIRMED FINANCING: US 8,000 (TOTAL BUDGET US ,004,898)


Fontes / Our Source / Nos Sources (READ MORE / PLUS D’INFOS) :
– https://elgounafilmfestival.com/project/3
mise à jour par Thierno DIA, 15 Fev 2023