Machtat

a documentary project by Sonia Ben Slama

In coproduction with Khamsin Films (Lebanon) / Lyon Capitale TV

with the support of the enterprise program from Ciclic-Région Centre-Val de Loire
with development supports from Ciclic / Region of Centre-Val de Loire, Procirep-Angoa and the Doha Film Institute
with production supports from Ciclic / Region of Centre-Val de Loire, Procirep-Angoa and CNC-FSA
this film was received in Residence in Seine-Saint-Denis by Périphérie as part of its partnership with the Department
(Egg)Célérator laureate of the Chicke&Egg 2020 Fondation
Selected to the "Pitching du Réel" program - Visions du Réel Festival 2020

Fatma and her two daughters, Najeh and Waffeh, are "machtat", wedding musicians in Mahdia, a small city in Tunisia. The sisters follow opposite paths: while Najeh, divorced, tries to remarry to escape the authority of her brothers, Waffeh wishes to divorce her violent husband. And Fatma navigates between the two, praying that things will go better one day.