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LOADING

Arrested by a policeman for a traffic violation, Bilel, a young man in his thirties, finds himself involved in a situation where money is the only solution. The psychological pressure that ensues, however, will lead him to fall into an unexpectedly combative state.

  • Anis Lassoued
    Director
  • Anis Lassoued
    Writer
  • Khaoula Hosni
    Writer
  • Chema Ben Chaabene
    Adaptation
  • Lumières Films
    Production
  • Chema Ben Chaabene
    Producer
  • Anis Lassoued
    Producer
  • Mohamed Ali Nahdi
    Key Cast
  • Sleh Msadek
    Key Cast
  • Moez Toumi
    Key Cast
  • Ayoub Oueslati
    Key Cast
  • Oumayma Mawlawi
    Key Cast
  • Mohamed Saied
    Cinematography
  • Karim Toukabri
    Sound design
  • Hamza Ksontini
    Editing
  • Selim Arjoun
    Original music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    LOADING
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    23 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 12, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Tunisia
  • Country of Filming:
    Tunisia
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital - 2k-Mini Alexa /DCP/2.8
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Anis Lassoued

Anis LASSOUED obtained his director’s diploma from the IMC – Institut Maghrébin de Cinéma - Tunis and the University of Tor Vergata - Rome. He did also training courses in the Femis-Paris and GSARA-Lièges and INSAV - Brussels.
He shot several documentary films for TV channels (NHK, TV5, Aljazeera children…).
In 2006, he made his first short fiction Saba Flouss (Magic crop) (International Short Film Festival Oberhausen; Cinémas du Monde-Cannes; Muhr Award in DIFF-UAE 2006; Gold Cairo in Cairo International Film Festival for Children 2007).
In 2012, he shot a fiction Sabbat El Aïd (My Shoes) (Poulain d’Or & Best African film-FESPACO 2013 - TIFF Kids International Film Festival-Canada - Taiwan International Childrens Film Festival - Lucas International Children's Film Festival- Germany.
Recently, he directed two documentaries Je suis ma république جمهورية نفسي(2021) and Notre semence زريعتنا(2022). His first feature ﭬﺪﺣﺔA second life (2022) is in distribution in 2023. It has
been selected in many international film festivals and has won many important prizes.
(Jury Prize - Special Mention (Cairo International Film Festival-43 rd edition 2021 - Best screenwriter (Malmo Arab Film Festival - 12 th edition 2022) - Golden Slipper for Best Feature (Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth - 62nd edition) - Audience SLM Top Award for Best Feature and Special Mention of European Jury (Schlingel International Film Festival for Children and Young audience-27 th edition 2022 - Grand Prix du Festival - Festival Aflam du Sud - Bruxelles - 11 th edition) - Best Narrative Feature - Silicon Valley African Film Festival SVAFF - 13 th edition) – Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Youth (Best feature film Screenplay - CIFEJ Prize - Hellenic Parliament “HUMAN VALUES” - Greek film clubs’ Association Award)…

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