Product Description

"Young, energetic and restless, twenty-five-year-old Bahta (Lotfi Abdelli) has no job, no degree and no prospects. His one passion is breakdancing, but even that outlet is regularly repressed by the police. After attracting the attention of a group of fundamentalists, Bahta is recruited into the violent and dangerous world of terrorism. This courageously outspoken film by acclaimed director Nouri Bouzid won Best Actor and Best Screenplay prizes at the Tribeca Film Festival.

DVD Extras:
Film Introduction by Peter Scarlet (Artistic Director, Tribeca Film Festival)
Scarlet's Interview with Nouri Bouzid and Lotfi Abdelli at the Taormina Film Festival "

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #92586 in DVD
• Brand: Koch International
• Released on: 2008-06-10
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: Arabic
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 115 minutes

Customer Reviews

popular film in tunisia
this is not a movie with the polish and complexity of other north african directors whose movies are available at amazon.com or amazon.fr such as nadir mokneche (algeria), laila marrakchi (morocco) or ferid boughedir (tunisia). in an interview, included as an extra, the director nouri bouzid enjoying his success and a beer, talks proudly and engagingly about how well-received the film has been in his home country, tunisia. perhaps it is best to regard the film in that context: an easy-to-follow movie for wide distribution. why then the international awards? bouzid talks of the film's conception in political (anti-terrorist) terms, and the awards are his reward...even the lead actor, who is totally wooden, has won some prize or other. it is no better nor worse than bouzid's other films.