Move over, Richard Donner. In “Behind the Mountains,” premiering in Venice’s Horizons section, Mohamed Ben Attia makes sure “you’ll believe a man can fly” once again. Although it might not be…
makes sure “you’ll believe a man can fly” once again. Although it might not be as graceful.
“I don’t have any technical background. I am not technical at all! But I’ve become obsessed with this man, who extracts himself from his community in such a radical way. I kept seeing an image of someone running towards the edge. He jumps, and then starts to fly,” she says. “I relied on Majd Mastoura to bring some ambiguity to this character because at the end of the day, he simply wants to escape. He just does it in a radical way. We are so preoccupied with being politically correct these days, but we could be a bit more radical, too,” he adds.
As Rafik starts to explore the mountains in the Northwest of Tunisia with his son, accompanied by a shepherd, things do get messy. But they also get more mysterious. In the film, there are others who want to escape their stifling surroundings, including a woman who’s forced to let them into her home.
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