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Red Path

Lotfi Achour

Tunisia/France/Belgium/Poland | V.O. Arabic | ST French | 2024 | 100 min | DCP | color | Fiction | Quebec Premiere

Mghila Mountain, Tunisia, November 2015. When a jihadist group attacks two very young shepherds, 14-year-old Ashraf is forced to take a macabre message back to his family. Traumatized and trying not to lose his sanity, Ashraf finds himself confronted with the powerlessness of his elders, abandoned by the authorities. Inspired by true events, The Red Path is a dreamlike plunge into the wounded psyche of a child and his incredible ability to overcome trauma.

Distribution
Director Lotfi Achour
Music Jawhar Basti, Venceslas Catz
Cinematographer Wojciech STARON
Screenplay Doria Achour, Lotfi Achour, Sylvain Cattenoy, Natacha De Pontcharra
Cast Ali HELALI, Yassine SAMOUNI
Artistic director Mohamed MOUHLI
Production APA : Artistes Producteurs Associés, La Luna Productions, Shipsboy, Versus Production
Distribution MPM Premium

Biographie

Lotfi Achour

Born in Tunis, Lotfi Achour is an author, director, and producer. After his baccalauréat, he enrolled at the Faculty of Law and Economics in Tunis, where he studied economics. After a family tragedy, he realized that he wanted to become an actor and, at the age of 21, began his training at the Grenoble Conservatory and studied theater and cinema at the Sorbonne Institute of Theatrical Studies.
Lofti Achour has produced over 25 theatrical works. His latest show was co-produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company for the London 2012 Olympic Games. In the cinema, he has directed 3 short films that have won dozens of awards, including La laine sur le dos, which was nominated in the short film category at the 69th Cannes Film Festival.