11 minutes that'll wreck your idea of 'freedom' — bring tissues and rage.
The director meets Amir and Ramzi in a café in a small Tunisian town. They don't want to be seen there. They have to find a discreet place to talk. Like many other gay couples in Tunisia, Amir and Ramzi are living a nightmare since the Tunisian Revolution. With them, the director will discover the daily life of the Tunisian homosexual couples, even in the discrete parties organized in hotels of the country.
Direction
Courcy's restraint lets paranoia speak louder than words.
Cinematography
Hotel rooms as prison and sanctuary — devastating framing.
Director
Camille Courcy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tunisia's Article 230 still criminalizes sodomy with up to 3 years — one of few Arab Spring countries where LGBTQ+ organizing persists despite this.
The 11-minute runtime isn't brevity — it's mimetic. These men's entire romantic lives are compressed into stolen moments.
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