The Flower of Aleppo

The Flower of Aleppo (Arabic: زهرة حلب‎; French: La Fleur d'Alep) is a 2016 Tunisian drama film directed by Ridha Behi. It was originally selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards,[1][2] but this was changed to As I Open My Eyes by Leyla Bouzid.[3]

The Flower of Aleppo
Film poster
Directed byRidha Behi
Produced byRidha Behi
Sadik Sabbah
Dimitri Khodr
Hend Sabri
Ziad Hamzeh
Written byRidha Behi
StarringHend Sabry
Badis Behi
Hicham Rostom
Music byOmar Aloulou
CinematographyMohamed Maghraoui
Edited byKahena Attia
Reynald Bertrand
Release date
  • 28 October 2016 (2016-10-28) (Carthage FF)
  • 6 November 2016 (2016-11-06) (Tunisia)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryTunisia
LanguageArabic
French

Cast

Release

The film was initially screened for the first time at the opening ceremony of the 27th Carthage Film Festival on 28 October 2016,[4] then it had its regular release in theaters in Tunisia on 6 November 2016.[5]

See also

References
  1. Driss, Neila (3 September 2016). ""La Fleur d'Alep" sélectionné pour représenter la Tunisie pour l'Oscar du meilleur film en langue étrangère". Webdo. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. Ritman, Alex (5 September 2016). "Oscars: Tunisia Selects 'Flower of Aleppo' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  3. "Officiel : 'A peine j'ouvre les yeux' de Leyla Bouzid représentera la Tunisie aux Oscars 2016". Tuniscope. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. http://www.jcctunisie.org/eng/film_ouverture.php
  5. "Fleur d'Alep زهرة حلب". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 October 2017.


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