Monday, April 9

Mehdi Ben Attia: “This film is about the conditions in which women live.”

Of Skin and Men from the festival’s newest section “No More Flowers” was screened at Cinemaximum Zorlu Center with the participation of Mehdi Ben Attia. The director said: “This is not a film just about Tunisia but about the conditions in which women live. The sources of inspiration have been me, the city and my friends. I focused on the main character, Amal, but I’m actually referring to the conditions of women in general.” Attia said that many women in Tunisia are not as free as Amal and explained: “I thought reversing this situation would be interesting. I cannot say that I’ve figured out and understood everything. Sometimes it’s best to leave certain things to the audience.”

Photo: Ersin Durmuş