Located on a hill in Tunis, the Jellaz cemetery has been the place of uninterrupted conversation between the living and the dead for more than eight centuries. It is here that all the great figures of the country are buried: the heroes of independence, but also the martyrs of the 2011 revolution. The cemetery is also a high place of mysticism, bringing together many mausoleums of saints. The most famous, Sidi Belhassen Chadhly, a 13th century Sufi saint, gave Jellaz its spiritual aura. His mausoleum dominates the cemetery, as well as the whole city of Tunis. But Jellaz is also the place of life of a marginal population, on the outskirts of the city.

a film by Fériel BEN MAHMOUD

Tunisia / France, 2019, Documentary, 40 mins

Director: Feriel Ben Mahmoud

Screenwriter: Feriel Ben Mahmoud

Image: Mrad Ben Mahmoud

Sound: Moez Kodia

Editing: Josiane Zardoya

Composer: Kais Sellami

PRODUCTION
Audimage

with the participation of
National Center for Cinema and Image - CNCI (Tunisia)


WEB
www.film-documentaire.fr/4DACTION/w_fiche_film/30931_0