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Machtat

  • Machtat
Genre : Social
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2023
Format : Feature
Running time : 82 (in minutes)

Mahdia, Tunisia. Fatma and her daughters, Najeh and Waffeh, work as "machtat", traditional wedding musicians. While the eldest, who is divorced, tries to remarry to escape the authority of her brothers, the youngest is looking for a way to separate from her violent husband.



presented at ACID at the Cannes Film Festival 2023

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