LA BRÛLURE

The Burn

Túnez. 2009. Color. 26 min. Ficción. Vídeo.
  • Film Director: Leïla Chaïbi.
  • Producer: Julien Hecker.
Hichem has always dreamt of migrating. One day, he lept into the water towards Europe, trying to make this forbidden trip in a boat with other 27 Tunisians, amongst them some of his friends. Hichem is the only one who came back. Other Tunisians tell us why they want to leave their country: poverty, unemployement, a future without hope, a cul-de-sac. They're ready to risk everything, including their life, to better their situation.

Leïla Chaïbi
Leïla was born in 1982 in France. She studied Cinema before starting to work for France Télévisions. Her passion for travelling made her work as a camerawoman freelance for television in Frana, Asia and Maghreb. She collaborated too in several magazines and documentaries. "La Brûlure" is her first film.