Sabah Bouzouita
Acting
Biography
A Tunisian actress, born in Tunisia. She graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1985. After many trainings abroad, she began working in theater as a writer and actress. Among her most prominent works are: Kingdom of Ants, The Season of Men and Mémoire/ Memory.
Place of Birth: Tunis
Known For
Hidden Beauties
Two young Tunisian women strive to achieve the same level of emancipation enjoyed by their male counterparts—even as their country fights for freedom.
Hedi
Young Tunisian Hedi lives an ordered life in which he believes there can be no more surprises. His future will play out as other people have planned, until he meets a young woman named Rim at a hotel in Mahdia Hediand. An ostensibly personal story broadens into a panorama of a society in upheaval, an allegory about breaking away from traditions. And a film about the happiness and pain of freedom.
The Silences of the Palace
The death of a prince brings a young woman back to the palace where she was born into servitude. The lingering legacy is brought into light from behind frosted windows and velvet curtains.
Fataria
Set in May 2004. Tunisia is full of excitement: it is the Arab summit. In this frantic and burlesque atmosphere, an electrician, a choreographer, a sick man, and a professional mourner cross paths without ever really meeting, striving to deal with their personal problems.
The Season of Men
An 18 year old on the island Djerba, Aicha, is married to Said, who works in Tunis for much of the year. Aicha breaks with tradition and decides to join Said in Tunis, weaving rugs to make money. Said asks that she give him a son, so Aicha lives under the rule of her mother-in-law.
The Needle
A Tunisian couple, Dali and Mariem, welcomes their first child, only to discover the baby is intersex, with biological sex characteristics that do not fit typical male or female definitions. Confronted with societal pressure, family expectations, and their own uncertainties, they struggle to navigate the stigma and challenges imposed by rigid gender norms. As they grapple with decisions about identity, acceptance, and the future, the family’s bonds are tested, forcing them to confront deeply ingrained beliefs about gender, society, and parenthood.
Filmography
as Latifa
as Naziha
as Baya
as la mère de Zaineb
as Zeineb
as Schema