Bastardo (film)

Bastardo
Directed by Nejib Belkadhi
Produced by Imed Marzouk
Written by Nejib Belkadhi
Starring Abdel Moneem Chouayat
Music by Lone Wolf (Paul Marshall)[1]
Cinematography Gergely Pohárnok
Edited by Pascale Chavance, Badi Chouka
Distributed by Propaganda Production
Release dates
  • 8 September 2013 (2013-09-08) (TIFF)
Running time
106 minutes
Country Tunisia
Language Arabic

Bastardo is a 2013 Tunisian drama film written and directed by Nejib Belkadhi. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[2][3]

Plot

Mohsen, "the bastard", was found in a dustbin 30 years ago by his adoptive father, and has always been rejected by the residents of the rundown district where he lives. When he is fired from his job, a mobile phone company comes to install a relay tower on the roof of his modest house in exchange for a monthly stipend, Bastardo has a reversal of fortune. The aerial makes Mohsen a wealthy and respected man, to the disgruntlement of the village mobster Larnouba.

Director Belkadhi says:

"Power and corruption have been part of our lives for decades, and less than three years after the revolution, I am still wondering if we made it. Back in 2007, when I began writing the script, I had one thought in mind: my main character Bastardo shouldn’t choose power. It’s rather power that chooses him and radically changes him."[4]

Cast

Production

Bastardo received a grant from the Doha Film Institute in 2011.[5] The original, uncut version of the movie was 3 hours and 20 minutes' long.[6]

Notable screenings

References

  1. "Lone Wolf". Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. "Bastardo". TIFF. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  3. "Toronto Adds 75+ Titles To 2013 Edition". Indiewire. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  4. "Bastardo". January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  5. "Bastardo". Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  6. "Film preview: Bastardo at Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds". 20 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  7. "Abu Dhabi Film Festival features world premieres of Arab movies". 21 October 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  8. "LAAF Main Section". 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

External links

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