Salha: Salha Nasraoui 　　Mohamed: Mohammed Houcine Grayaa 　　Malek: Malek Mechergui 　　Chaker: Chaker Mechergui 　　Rayene: Rayene Mechergui 　　Reem: Jasmin Yazid 　　CREW 　　Production: Habib Attia (Tunisia/Cinetelefilms), Sarra Ben-Hassen, Maria Gracia Turgeon, Annick Blanc (Canada/Midi la Nuit), Meryam Joobeur, 　　Co-Production: Andréas Rocksen (Sweden/Laika Films & TV), Doha Institute (Qatar) 　　Director: Meryam Joobeur 　　Screenplay: Meryam Joobeur 　　DoP: Vincent Gonneville 　　Art Director: Valérie-Jeanne Mathieu 　　Editor: Anouk Deschênes 　　Sound: Théo Porcet, Jean-David Perron, Aymen Laabidi, Cult Nation 　　Music: Peter Venne 　　SYNOPSIS 　　Mohamed is deeply shaken and suspicious when his estranged eldest son Malek returns home from Syria to rural Tunisia with a mysterious young wife in tow. The emotional complexities of a family reunion and past wounds lead to tragic consequences. 　　Mohamed, un berger tunisien, est profondément bouleversé et méfiant lorsque son fils aîné, Malek, revient de Syrie, accompagné de sa mystérieuse femme. Les complexités émotionnelles d'une réunion famille et de blessures passées entraînent des conséquences tragiques. 　　BIO 　　Tunisian writer/director Meryam Joobeur is a graduate of Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montréal. Her previous films include the short documentary GODS, WEEDS & REVOLUTIONS (2012) and BORN IN THE MAELSTROM (2017), starring Sasha Lane. She is currently developing three feature films including the feature version of ‘Brotherhood’ and has participated in the Berlinale Talent Lab (2016) TIFF Talent Lab (2016) and the Rawi Screenwriter’s Lab (2016). 　　AWARDS 　　Golden Gate Award For Best Narrative Short – San Francisco Film Festival, 2019 *Academy Award®-qualifying 　　The Ellen Award, Jury Award for Drama – Aspen Shortfest, 2019 *Academy Award®-qualifying 　　Best Narrative short – Indy Shorts – 2019 *Academy Award®-qualifying 　　Best International Short Film – Short Shorts Film Festival, 2019 *Academy Award®-qualifying 　　City of Melbourne Grand Prix for Best Short Film – Melbourne Int. Film Festival – 2019 *Academy Award®-qualifying 　　Best Fiction – In The Palace International Short Film Festval- 2019 *Academy Award®-qualifying 　　Best Short of the Festival – Raindance - 2019 *Academy Award®-qualifying 　　Short Cuts Award for the Best Canadian Short – Toronto Int. Film Festival, 2018 　　Best Canadian Short Film, Audience Award – Festival du Nouveau Cinema, 2018 　　Tanit d’Or for the Best Fiction Short – Carthage Film Festival, 2018 　　ZBK Audience Award – Winterthur Int. Short Film Festival, 2018 　　Audience Award – Festival Images en Vues, 2018 　　Methexis Award for Best Short Film – MedFilm Festival, 2018 　　Best Canadian Short Film – Festival Int. du Film Francophone en Acadie, 2018 　　Canadian Short Work Award, AWFJ Best Female Directed Short Award – Whistler Film Festival, 2018