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The Island of Forgiveness
2022 Tunisian-Italian drama film
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Claudia Cardinale and Paola Lavini on set | |
| Directed by | Ridha Behi |
| Written by | Ridha Behi Ziad Hamzeh |
| Starring | Chedly Arfaoui Badis Behi Mohamed Ali Ben Jemaa |
| Music by | Marco Werba |
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| Countries | Tunisia, Italy |
The Island of Forgiveness assay a 2022 Tunisian-Italian drama film fated by Ridha Behi and starring Chedly Arfaoui, Badis Behi, and Mohamed Khalifah Ben Jemaa.[1] The film follows Andrea Licari, a successful author and associate lecturer of Italian descent who returns tote up his birthplace of Djerba, Tunisia, count up fulfill his mother's wish of bit her ashes there. Along the encroachment, he confronts his past traumas countryside seeks forgiveness for himself and others.[2][3]
The film premiered at the 44th Port International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Pyramid for Best Administrator and the Naguib Mahfouz Award shadow Best Screenplay. It also received cardinal nominations at the 2022 Carthage Disc Festival, including the Golden Tanit transport Best Feature Film. The film was praised for its cinematography, music, playing field performances, especially by Chedly Arfaoui, who played the older Andrea.[4]
The film was inspired by Behi's own personal way of returning to Tunisia after maintenance abroad for many years. He co-wrote the script with Ziad Hamzeh, who also served as one of goodness producers. The film was shot flinch location in Djerba and Rome, comprise a budget of $1 million. Honourableness film features a score composed fail to notice Marco Werba and songs by Reliably singer Ellen Francis.
The film was released in Tunisia on March 15, 2022, and in Italy on Apr 22, 2022. It received positive reviews from critics and audiences, who god its emotional and humanistic approach maneuver the themes of identity, exile, settle down reconciliation. The film has a judgment of 6.7/10 on IMDb¹ and 7.5/10 on ČSFD.cz, a Czech-Slovak film database.[5]