As I Open My Eyes
- Year
- 2015
- Description
- Cast includes Deena Abdelwahed, Montassar Ayari, Ghalia Benali, Lassaad Jamoussi, Baya Medhaffar, Aymen Omrani, Marwen Soltana, and Youssef Soltana.
In Tunisia just before the Arab Spring, 18-year-old Farah (played by Baya Medhaffar) has made her mother happy with her acceptance to medical school but wants to be a musician and spend time with her boyfriend. As her band gains attention for its rebellious songs, the empowered police in the increasingly strict autocratic regime begin harrassing her. - Director
- Bouzid, Leyla
- Writer
- Bouzid, Leyla; Chambon, Marie-Sophie
- Cinematographer
- Goepfert, Sébastien
- Editor
- Corbeille, Lilian
- Production Team
- Blue Monday Productions, Propaganda Production, and Kino Lorber
- Genre
- Feature Film
Drama - Content Notes
- Explicit sex and nudity
- Language
- Arabic with English subtitles
- Other Title
- ʻAlá ḥillat ʻaynī
- Media Format
- 1 DVD (102 min.) or 1 streaming video (102 min.)
- Type
- Color
- Updated
- 08-31-2022
Production Information
Film InformationReviews
RogerEbert.com, Sept. 9, 2016Video Librarian, Mar.–Apr. 2017, 18