As I Open My Eyes

2015 | 98 minutes | 6.7 ★ (46)

As I Open My Eyes
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    Tunis, summer 2010, a few months before the Revolution: Farah, 18 years old, has just graduated and her family already sees her as a future doctor. But she doesn't have the same idea. She sings in a political rock band, has a passion for life, gets drunk, discovers love and her city by night against the wishes of her mother Hayet, who knows Tunisia and its dangers all too well.

  • Release Date

    23 December 2015

  • DirectingLeyla Bouzid
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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