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Machtat

Original title: Machtat
Year: 2023
Running time: 82 min.
Country: Tunisia
Director: Sonia Ben Slama
Screenwriter: Sonia Ben Slama
Cast: Documentary, Self: Fatma Khayat, Najeh Ghared, Waffeh Ghared
Cinematography: Evgenia Alexandrova
Producer: Co-production Tunisia-Lebanon-France-Qatar;
Alter Ego Production, Khamsin Films
Genre: Documentary | Family Relationships. Music
Synopsis: In Tunisia, Fatma and her daughters, Najeh and Waffeh, work as 'machtat', traditional musicians who play at wedding ceremonies. Their music evokes love and its promises, but the reality is much more complex and painful.

Critics' reviews

"Involving documentary (...) A modest, unassuming film with a sharp human focus"

Allan Hunter: Screendaily

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Machtat

2023

Sonia Ben Slama