Black Medusa
In today's Tunis, Nada, 25, is hard of hearing and communicates through a Smartphone app. She leads a lonely life and works as a web video content editor for a start-up. During the nights of each weekend, Nada turns into a femme fatale: she dresses in black and walks the bars haunting men: she drugs them and sexually abuses them.
This highly regulated double life begins to be threatened when Noura, 23, joins the video content start-up and immediately falls in love with Nada. But it’s especially a night when everything goes wrong that will definitely change Nada’s life.
Black Medusa is a contemporary reinterpretation of the Medusa myth in the #MeToo era trough genre films. It is also both the portrait of a young woman in post-revolutionary Tunisia and the portrait of a city: Tunis.
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ismaëlDirectorBabylon, The last of us, Leila's blues
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Youssef ChebbiDirectorBabylon, Heading north, The depths
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ismaëlWriterLeila's blues
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Youssef ChebbiWriterHeading north, The depths
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ismaëlProducerThe last of us, Hecho en casa, The Syrians
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Nour HajriKey Cast"Nada"The scarecrows
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Project Type:Feature
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Genres:Drama, Thriller, Film noir
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Runtime:1 hour 36 minutes
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Completion Date:December 29, 2020
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Production Budget:203,000 EUR
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Country of Origin:Tunisia
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Country of Filming:Tunisia
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Language:Arabic, English, French
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:1.66
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Film Color:Black & White
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
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International Film Festival RotterdamRotterdam
Netherlands
February 5, 2021
World Premiere
Tiger Competition -
Arab Film DaysOslo
Norway
March 11, 2021
Norwegian Premiere -
Moscow International Film FestivalMoscow
Russian Federation
Russian Premiere
Official Selection -
New Horizons International Film FestivalWroclaw
Poland
International Competition -
Lima Alterna International Film FestivalLima
Peru
International Competition -
International Horror Film FestivalPorto Allegre
Brazil
Latin American Premiere
International Competition -
MotelXLisbon
Portugal
International Competition -
Sevilla European Film FestivalSevilla
Spain
Spanish Premiere
New Waves Competition