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The Hyena’s Sun
''The Hyena’s Sun'' (originally as Soleil des Hyènes), is a 1977 Dutch-Tunisian drama film directed by Ridha Behi and produced by Willem Thijssen. The film stars Salah Benmoussa and Hélène Catzaras in the lead roles whereas Larbi Doghmi, Tewfik Guiga, Mahmoud Moursy and Ahmed Snoussi made supportive roles. The film deals with changes occur within the residents of a small Tunisian fishing village when a resort is built by German merchants. The film made its premier on 2 March 1978 in the Netherlands. The film received mixed reviews from critics. In 1977, the film was nominated for the Golden Charybdis award at the Taormina International Film Festival. The film was selected for the Directors' Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival the same year. In 1979, director won the grand prize at the Damascus International Film Festival and the Truth Prize at the 6th Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO). Cast * Salah Benmoussa * Hélène Catzaras as Mariem * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridha Behi
Ridha Behi is a Tunisian director and producer. He is known for The Magic Box and Always Brando (2011). Career Ridha Behi studied sociology and obtained a master's degree in 1973 at the Paris Nanterre University and a PhD at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in 1977 with a thesis titled ''Cinema and Society in Tunisia in the 1960s'' under the management of Marc Ferro. As a Tunisian TV assistant, he wrote the scripts for three short films between 1964 and 1967, and in 1967 made his first short film, ''La Femme statue'', as part of the Tunisian Federation of Amateur Filmmakers. His first two feature films, ''The Hyena's Sun'' () (1977) and ''Les Anges'' (1984), were featured at the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes in 1977 and 1985 respectively. He directed the film ''Les hirondelles ne meurent pas à Jerusalem'' in 1994 which received the critic's award at Carthage Film Festival. His film The Magic Box was selected to be screened at Venice Film Festival, received a Special Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |