Island of Forgiveness (The)

To be able to fulfill his late mother's wish, Andrea must face his demons in order to find peace in his raging soul, so he can forgive himself and those who hurt him.

Andrea Licari, a Tunisian of Italian descent now 60 years of age, has become an accomplished author, college professor and a leading thinker in Rome. Today, Andrea finds himself facing the most challenging time of his life.
The weight of Andrea Licari's internal and external pressures including his failing health thrusts him back to his birth place of Djerba, Túnis. The task of fulfilling his mother's wish to bring her ashes back to her estranged birth place is filled with numerous tough memories to overcome. There, Andrea must face his demons in order to find peace in his raging soul and be able to forgive himself and those who haunted his entire existence.

starring / avec
Chedly Arfaoui, Badis Behi, Mohamed Ali Ben Jemaa, Hichem Rostem, Claudia Cardinale, Kamil Cagnad, Paola Lavini, Katia Greco

a film by / un film de
Ridha BÉHI

Tunisia, Lebanon, USA / Tunisie, Liban, USA, 2022, Feature Fiction, 1h30, Drama, in Arabic

Original title / Titre Original : The Island of Forgiveness
International Title (English) / Titre international (Anglais) : The Island of Forgiveness
Title (France) / Titre (France) : L'Île du Pardon
Other Title (in Arabic) / Autre Titre (en arabe) :
Runtime / Durée : 90' (1h30 minutes)
Type / Type : Feature Fiction / Long-métrage Fiction
Genre : Drama / Drame
Languages / Langues de tournage : Italian, Arabic / Italien, Arabe
Subtitles / Sous-titres : English, Arabic / Anglais, Arabe
Countries of Production / Pays de Production : Tunisia, Lebanon, USA / Tunisie, Liban, USA
Year of production / Année de production : 2022
Year of Release / Année de Sortie : 2022
Colors / Couleurs : Color / Couleur
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CAST / ACTRICES-ACTEURS
Hichem Rostem........................................................ Andrea
Claudia Cardinale................................................... Agostina
Paola Lavini.......................................................... Elena
Katia Greco.......................................................... Rosa
Mohamed Grayaâ...................................................
Badis Behi........................................................... Lead
Mohamed Ali Ben Jemaa......................................... Ammar
Chedly Arfaoui.......................................................
Kamil Cagnad........................................................ Andrea
Chedly Ben Messaoud............................................ Ignacio
Ali Bennor........................................................... Dario
Meftah Boukrayaa................................................... Salah
Jean Jaque Ciscardi................................................. Khalfoun
Maria Dinini........................................................... Penelope
Francesca........................................................... Leila

Samar Matoussi..................................................... Carmena
Sajir Mkacher.......................................................... Chauffeur
Sylvain Picard........................................................
Bahri Rahali........................................................
Mohamed Sayari (as Mohammed Sayari).................... Brahim
Alessandro Schiavo........................................................ Gaetano

Produção / PRODUCERS / PRODUCTEURS :
Ridha Behi
Ziad H. Hamzeh
Nicole Kamato

DIRECTOR / REALIZAÇÃO / RÉALISATEUR :
Ridha BÉHI

Guionista / Screenplay / Scénariste :
Ridha BÉHI

Dir. de Fotografia / Director of Photography / Directeur de la photo :
Néwine Behi

Director de Som / Sound Recordist (Sound Engineer) / Ingénieur du son :
Moez Cheikh

Música / Composer (Original Music) / Musique :
Marco Werba

Montagem / Editing / Montage :
Reynald Bertrand

Sound Editor / Monteur son :
Samy Gharbi (Re-recording mixer / Sound designer / Sound supervisor)

Dialogue Editor / Monteur Dialogues :
Ahmed Maalaoui

Direcção de Arte / Production design / Décors :
Taoufik Behi

Costumes design / Costumes :

Sound Mixing / Mixage :
Samy Gharbi

Gerente de Produção / Unit production manager / Directeur de production :

Assistente Realização / First Assistant Director / 1er Assistant Réalisateur :
David Maria Putorti

Assistente Realização / Second Assistant Director / Second Assistant Réalisateur :
Abedlattif Behi

Assistente Realização / 3rd Assistant Director / 3ème Assistante Réalisatrice :
Houda Maddahi

Makeup artist / Maquillage :
Fatma Jaziri

Script supervisor / Script-Girl :
Noura Nefzi

Special makeup effects artist / Maquillage Effets Spéciaux :

Boom operator / Perchiste :

Key grip / Chef Machiniste :
Maamer Ben Guiza

First Assistant camera / 1ère Assistante cadreuse :
Wafa Mimouni

Second Assistant camera / Second Assistante cadreuse :
Karima Larbi

Gaffer / Chef Electricien : :
Achour Abdelmajid

Orchestra contractor / Chef d'orchestre :
Jojo Arvanitis

Score Recorded & Mixed by / Musique Enregistrée et Mixée par :
Marco Streccioni

Score recording and mixing assistant / Assistant Enregistrement et Mixage Musique :
Gabriele Conti

Orchestra / Orchestre :
English Session Orchestra

Location Manager / Régisseur :

Transportation Captain / Responsable Transports :

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Creative director / Creative director :

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THANKS / REMERCIEMENTS :


PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
Alya Films
Hamzeh Mystique Films

WITH THE SUPPORT OF / AVEC LE SOUTIEN DE


PARTNERS / PARTENAIRES


DISTRIBUTION


VENTES / SALES

CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals)
Ziad Hamzeh
zhamzeh4(@)gmail.com


RELEASE / SORTIE SALLES



FESTIVALS - AWARDS / PRIX

* World Premiere | International Competition //// 44th Cairo International Film Festival - CIFF 2022, Egypt | www.ciff.org.eg/itemmov/?id=836333


Our Sources / Nos Sources :
- www.ciff.org.eg/itemmov/?id=836333
- www.imdb.com/title/tt10278448/
- www.facebook.com/zhhamzeh/