A 10-minute animated exile that hits harder than most 2-hour Oscar bait.
Between reality and animation, the story of Nidhal is told, a young homosexual Tunisian who defended individual freedoms in Tunisia through his work in radio. He found himself under a lot of pressure which forced him to leave the country and seek asylum in the Netherlands.
Direction
Bassem Ben Brahim blends documentary truth with expressive animation flawlessly.
Cinematography
Visual style mirrors Nidhal's fractured sense of home and self.
Director
Bassem Ben Brahim
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tunisia's 2014 constitution was hailed as progressive, yet Article 230 still criminalizes homosexuality—Nidhal's story exposes this gap between law and lived reality.
The director used rotoscope animation to protect Nidhal's identity while preserving his physical presence—a technique developed for exactly this tension between visibility and safety.
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