Dir. Manele Labidi, 2019, France. 88 min. Color
With Golshifteh Farahani, Majd Mastoura, Aïcha Ben Miled, Feriel Chamari, Hichem Yacoubi
In French and Arabic with English subtitles
Selma, a 35-year-old psychoanalyst, decides to return from France to her native Tunisia to improve the mental health of her compatriots. Yet things don’t go quite as planned, as she finds herself helping a cast of colorful new patients discover the joys—and challenges—of psychotherapy. Through the lens of Selma’s practice and patients, this charming comedy offers a snapshot of contemporary Tunisian society.
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Manele Labidi
Raised by a family of Tunisian workers living in France, writer, and director Manele Labidi grew up in a traditional environment.
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After a career in finance, she turned to the creative world, writing and directing different projects for theater, radio, and television. Her first short film, A Room of My Own, is a tragicomic variation on Virginia Woolf’s famous essay. Arab Blues is her first feature film.
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