Directed by Lotfy Nathan, HARKA received critical acclaim following a wide
festival run including Cannes (where Adam Bessa was awarded Best Actor in
the ‘Un Certain Regard’ catergory), TIFF, Sao Paulo International Film
Festival and Red Sea International Film Festival, where Lotfy Nathan was
awarded Best Director and Adam Bessa grabbed another Best Actor prize for
his performance, as well as being featured in Industry Selects at TIFF this
year.
A modern-day parable about resistance, the film centres on the story of
Ali, a young Tunisian who dreams of a better life, making a precarious
living selling contraband gas at the local black market. When his father
suddenly dies, he’s forced to take charge of his two younger sisters and
their impending eviction. What ensues is a fight for dignity. The voice of
a generation still trying to be heard 10 years after the Arab Spring.
