Tuesday 16 July 2019

Beauty and the Dogs (2017) - 100 min

Country: Tunisia
Director: Kaouther Ben Hania
Cast: Mariam Al Ferjani, Ghanem Zrelli & Mohamed Akkari.
Mariam is a student who’s attending a university party with her friends. At the club, she runs into the handsome stranger, Youssef. They decide to go for a walk outside and Next shot, Mariam is running down the street with Youssef at her heels.
Based on a real-life incident in 2012, the movie is divided into chapters, recalling Gaspar Noé’s Irreversible. Mariam Al Ferjani is utterly compelling from the moment she smiles and she nicely adjusted her state of mind according to the situations. Youssef character also plays a vital role in the movie and You can't start a fire without a spark. The international title says a lot about the movie, A beautiful woman meets all these dogs. It was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards and was a huge commercial success in Tunisia. Overall, It's an uncompromising vision of a corrupt society and Filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania shows us how far a woman goes to defend her rights.
Verdict: Good

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