A Son
BIK ENEICH: UN FILS
2019 • Films • Drama/ • 1 h 35 mins
A family’s holiday in Tunisia ends in disaster, when their 10-year-old son Aziz is shot during a terrorist ambush. At the hospital where Aziz is in desperate need of a transplant, the family discovers a long-buried secret.
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A Son
BIK ENEICH: UN FILS
2019 • Films • Drama/1 h 35 mins
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Details
Tunisia, summer 2011.
The holiday to Southern country ends in disaster for Fares, Meriem and their 10-year-old son Aziz when he is accidentally shot in an ambush. His injury will change their lives as Aziz needs a liver transplant, which leads to the discovery of a long-buried secret. Will Aziz and their relationship survive?
Director
Mehdi M. Barsaoui
Country
France
Qatar
Lebanon
Tunisia
Language
French
Arabic
Details
Tunisia, summer 2011.
The holiday to Southern country ends in disaster for Fares, Meriem and their 10-year-old son Aziz when he is accidentally shot in an ambush. His injury will change their lives as Aziz needs a liver transplant, which leads to the discovery of a long-buried secret. Will Aziz and their relationship survive?
Director
Mehdi M. Barsaoui
Country
France
Qatar
Lebanon
Tunisia
Language
French
Arabic
Accolades
Best Film Nominee
Venice Film Festival, 2019
Sami Bouajila, Best Actor
César Awards, France, 2021
Sami Bouajila, Best Actor
Lumiere Awards, France, 2021
Best Film Nominee
Venice Film Festival, 2019
Sami Bouajila, Best Actor
César Awards, France, 2021
Sami Bouajila, Best Actor
Lumiere Awards, France, 2021
Best Film Nominee
Venice Film Festival, 2019
Sami Bouajila, Best Actor
César Awards, France, 2021
Sami Bouajila, Best Actor
Lumiere Awards, France, 2021
Trivia
A Son, also known as Bik Eneich: Un fils (a combination of the original Arabic and French titles: Arabic: بيك نعيش, romanized: Byk n'eysh; French: Un fils).
Critics
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...'An exciting debut'
The Hollywood Reporter
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...'reminiscent of the work of Iranian master Asghar Farhadi'
Cineuropa
Meet the Cast
Sami Bouajila
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Najla Ben Abdallah
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Youssef Khemiri
Meet the Cast
Sami Bouajila
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Najla Ben Abdallah
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Youssef Khemiri
Directors
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Mehdi M. Barsaoui
Director's Statement
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I live in a patriarchal society based on Muslim-Arab values, deeply entrenched in ways that hold the Father as sacred. These values sometimes confine paternity to a blood relationship, a surname, a genetic sequence. Bik Eneich – Un Fils is not just a film about fatherhood; it’s also a film about a couple, their place in society, and also about empowerment—both feminine and masculine. It’s a journey towards the truth—towards emancipation.
Mehdi M. Barsaoui
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