Beneath the Branches: Where Lives Intertwine in a Tunisian Orchard
Escape to the sun-drenched orchards of Tunisia with “Under the Fig Trees” on DVD.
Witness the lives, loves, and laughter of a diverse group of fig pickers as they navigate work, relationships, and dreams as they work in the orchard.
This captivating film paints a poignant portrait of rural life, where personal freedoms are tested against societal norms.
Experience the beauty, humor, and bittersweet reality of life under the fig trees.
Through their conversations, jokes, and struggles, a nuanced portrait of rural Tunisian society emerges, highlighting the complexities of love, work, and personal aspirations amidst societal constraints.
Order your Under the Fig Trees DVD on Amazon today and be transported to a world where the sweetness of figs mingles with the bittersweet realities of everyday life.
Under The Fig Trees
Film Movement
Not Rated
Release Date 2/13/24
Synopsis
On a hot summer day, a crew of workers – men and women, young and old – arrive at dawn at a picturesque fig orchard in northwest Tunisia.
We eavesdrop, through the sun-dappled leaves of the fig trees, on the young women stealing away precious moments from the foreman’s watchful gaze.
Meanwhile, the older women, tasked with the careful job of packing the tender fruit, watch and reminisce together as well.
They joke, argue, debate, gossip, flirt, all the while painting an unhurried but riveting portrait of everyday life in the rural society, where class, gender, and circumstance often don’t allow for such personal freedoms.
Director
Erige Sehiri
Producers
Palmyre Badinier
Didar Domehri
Erige Sehiri
Nicolas Wadimoff
Philippe Coeytaux
Roshanak Behesht Nedjad
Writers
Peggy Hamann
Ghalya Lacroix
Erige Sehiri
Cast
Fide Fdhili
Feten Fdhili
Ameni Fdhili
Samar Sifi
Leila Ouhebi
Hneya Ben Elhedi Sbahi
Gaith Mendassi
Genre
Drama
Language
Arabic with English subtitles
Official Trailer: Under The Fig Trees
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