Her first feature film, red satin 2002, won numerous awards at the berlin international film festival. Seeking refuge from her islamist radical brother whom she informed on, a young woman arrives in france illegally following tunisia s jasmine revolution and discovers a new world of both hope and danger, in the fourth feature from writerdirector raja amari satin rouge, buried secrets. At first glance, the foreign body of the film s title seems to refer to samia, who had to leave part of who she was on the other side of the sea. In the chaotic aftermath of the tunisias jasmine revolution, many fled their homeland braved hostile travel conditions in order to find refuge abroad. Haunted by the fear of being chased by her radicalized brother, whom she has denounced to the authorities, she first seeks refuge with imed, a former acquaintance from her village, then with leila, her employer. For passionate film lovers, foreign body goes beyond the indie norm, despite its familiar plot and character elements, which include an immigration story tunisia. Foreign body tiff 2016 interview with raja amari episode. Frenchtunisian drama foreign body will screen at zawya cinema on sunday, january 14, 2018. Rarely, an intrauterine device can perforate the uterine wall and enter the peritoneum. In the turbulent aftermath of the tunisian revolution, young samia sarra hannachi.
Foreign body raja amari, francetunisia special presentations. She first finds refuge at an apartment with imed and his roommates. In the turbulent aftermath of the tunisian revolution, young samia flees her homeland. A young tunisian woman arrives illegally in france following her escape from tunisiasjasmine revolution. Sep 29, 2018 a timely narrative, foreign body transcends the medias typical reductive narratives of forced migration and desperation through close, handheld camera work and offers insights into the story of a young woman. Foreign body corps etranger directed by raja amari francetunisia, 2016, 92 min. A resourceful but undocumented girl who escaped from tunisia finds a job in lyon as the aid and companion of a frencharabic widow in foreign body jassad gharibcorps etranger, the fourth feature from maghrebi director. Timely as it is, foreign body seems to typify a media narrative of forced mass migration. About foreign body seeking refuge from her islamist radical brother whom she informed on, a young woman arrives in france illegally following tunisias jasmine revolution and discovers a new world of both hope and danger, in the fourth feature from writerdirector raja amari. Foreign body tiff 2016 interview with raja amari episode 234.
Timely as it is, foreign body seems to typify a media narrative of forced mass. A young lady escaped from her home in tunisia and illegally migrated to. A tunisian refugee makes a place for herself in france in. The film transcends this sweeping, reductive thinking due to the way director raja amari immerses her camera in samias new reality. Like thousands of undocumented immigrants, tunisianborn samia lands on european shores in the hopes of escaping a toxic, dangerous situation in her homeland. Ram makes his way from working in an indian cathouse to begin a new life in london. Jobless in calcutta, banerjee steals money from his own. If you like foreign body you are looking for movies about with restaurant, death of brother, illegal immigrant, belly dancing, drinking alcohol, telephone call and photograph themes of drama genre shot in france or tunisia. Foreign body raja amaris previous features include satin rouge and buried secrets. We learn that in tunisia, he was part of a very rigorist religious group. Watch here a resourceful but undocumented girl who escaped from tunisia finds a job in lyon as the aid and companion of a frencharabic widow in foreign body jassad gharibcorps etranger, the fourth feature from maghrebi director raja amari. The fourth feature film from director raja amari, foreign body is both the story of a young woman seeking to create her own future and a commentary on the immigration cr.
A terrific cast is foreign bodys major asset, with sarra hannachi child of the sun superbly playing the lead character alongside the always elegant presence of hiam abbas of lemon tree and the source as the halfmaternal, halfpygmalion figure. Something similar happens in raja amaris foreign body. A young woman sarra hannachi flees from tunisia to france after informing on her brother, an islamist radical. After a dangerous passage from tunisia, samia finds refuge at her old friend imeds. Foreign body corps etranger from artmattan productions on vimeo. But this influx of foreign money could drown out demand for the kind of structural changes that are necessary to. Salim kechiouche, left, and hiam abbass in the movie foreign body. Adrift in a new country, she seizes on an opportunity to work for a glamorous widow. Foreign bodies in the peritoneum can include retained surgical instruments after abdominal surgery.
Foreign body 2019 african diaspora international film. Her more recent films, tunisian spring 2014 and foreign body 2016, narrativize tunisian life after the events of the jasmine revolution. Sep 14, 2016 see the trailer for raja amaris foreign body, about a young woman who flees tunisia for a new world, ahead of its tiff world premiere. The film stars victor banerjee, warren mitchell, denis quilley, and amanda donohoe. At first glance, the foreign body of the films title seems to refer to. Since the nations formal independence from france in 1956, the tunisian government has generally attempted to concentrate its efforts and. Like many undocumented immigrants, samia ends up stranded on european shores. See the trailer for raja amaris foreign body, about a young woman who flees tunisia for a new world, ahead of its tiff world premiere. This can take up to a week to obtain from the ministry of culture. For passionate film lovers, foreign body goes beyond the indie norm, despite its familiar plot and character elements, which include an immigration story tunisia to france, illegally, a culturalclash drama islams moral code versus frances, and an edgy love story that crosses traditional sexual boundaries. Her features include satin rouge 2002, buried secrets 2009, and foreign body 2016. The film is strongest when it focuses on samia and the moments where she feels most relaxed and able to taste a life far removed from the one she knew in tunisia. The film transcends this sweeping, reductive thinking due to the way director.
With nowhere else to go, she seeks out imed salim kechiouche, the friend and enabler of her lockedup jihadist brother. Browse our archives of magazine articles, interviews, and indepth essays from experts in tunisia. Cinema scope foreign body raja amari, francetunisia. Raja amari france, tunisia, 2016, 92 feature film seeking refuge from her radical islamism brother, samia stays at her friend imeds, but longs for her. As she struggles to adapt to her new reality,she faces both danger and. Oct 31, 2016 foreign body tiff 2016 interview with raja amari episode 234. Foreign body is a 2016 tunisian drama film directed and written by raja amari.
Tunisian drama foreign body to screen at zawya cinema. Haunted by the fear of being followed by her islamist brother, whom she denounced to the authorities, samia seeks refuge at the home of her friend imed, a former acquaintance from her village. Victor banerjee, the indiaborn star of david leans a passage to india, is the central figure of director ronald l. Tunisian director raja amari reunites with hiam abbass, her star from red satin.
Dec 19, 2016 tunisia will soon become one of the worlds largest recipients of foreign aid. She braves hostile seas in the crossing to france, but once there she finds that her struggles have only just begun. This is the premise of raja amaris new film foreign body, which follows the young samia sarra hannachi as she illegally arrives in france. A resourceful but undocumented girl who escaped from tunisia finds a job in lyon as the aid and companion of a frencharabic widow in foreign body jassad gharibcorps etranger, the fourth feature from maghrebi director raja amari. Tunisian director raja amari reunites with hiam abbass, her star from red satin, for her latest feature. Any cast or crew coming who are us or eu citizens wont need a work visa. A resourceful but undocumented girl who escaped from tunisia finds a job in lyon as the aid and companion of a frencharabic widow in foreign body jassad gharibcorps etranger, the fourth. Seeking refuge from her islamist radical brother whom she informed on, a young woman arrives in france illegally following tunisia s jasmine revolution and discovers a new world of both hope and danger, in the fourth feature from writerdirector raja am.
Hiam and sarra talk about their new film foreign body, refugees, identity, relational complexity and the present over the. Foreign body 2017 a young tunisian woman arrives illegally in france following her escape from tunisia sjasmine revolution. Foreign bodies in the peritoneum eventually become contained in a foreign body granuloma. With no friends, no family, and most crucially no immigration papers, samia has to figure out how to make a life and a living in a foreign land. Tunisia stay up to date on the latest news, analysis, and commentary in tunisia. How foreign aid could hurt tunisias transition to democracy. Samia sarra hannachi arrives illegally in france from tunisia after her ship wrecks along the coast and kills everyone else on board. Samias story is sometimes ragged and sometimes refined, and hannachis portrayal ranges from stoic to sensual. A resourceful but undocumented girl who escaped from tunisia finds a job in lyon as the aid and companion of a frencharabic widow in foreign body jassad gharibcorps etranger, the.