Ala Eddine Slim’s ‘Agora’ Follows Three Missing People Who Mysteriously Return to a Remote Tunisian Town
variety.comMartin Dale Contributor Tunisian filmmaker Ala Eddine Slim attended this week’s Atlas Workshops at Marrakech Film Festival with the rough cut of his third feature film, “Agora.” The film revolves around three missing people who return to a remote town in Tunisia, where the local police inspector, Fathi, tries to unravel the mystery with the help of her friend Amine.
Then a second inspector arrives from the capital. The events of the film develop as if they were taking place in the dreams of two animals – a blue dog and a black crow.
Slim’s previous two films, with minimal dialogue and powerful atmospheric images, have garnered significant critical acclaim: “The Last of Us” (2016), which won the Lion of the Future Prize at Venice, and “Tlamess” (2019), which was selected for the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. “Agora” is a French-Tunisian coproduction between Julie Viez’s Cinenovo and Slim’s Exit Productions.
It has secured 80% of its €623,593 budget ($743,000). Ala Eddine Slim spoke to Variety about the project. How does “Agora” compare to your previous two films.It continues some of the themes explored in my other films, but with many new aspects.
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