Beauty and the Dogs (Arabic: على كف عفريت, romanizedʿAlā kaff ʿifrīt, lit.'In the Palm of a Devil') is a 2017 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2] It was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards,[3] but was not nominated.[4]

Beauty and the Dogs
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Directed byKaouther Ben Hania
Written byKaouther Ben Hania
Based on
Coupable d'avoir été violée
by
  • Meriem Ben Mohamed
  • Ava Djamshidi
Produced byMohamed Habib Attia
Nadim Cheikhrouha
CinematographyJohan Holmquist
Edited byNadia Ben Rachid
Music byAmine Bouhafa
Production
companies
Cinétéléfilms
Tanit Films
Laika Film & Television
Film i Väst
Schortcut Films
Integral Film
Chimney
Release dates
  • 19 May 2017 (2017-05-19) (Cannes)
  • 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) (France)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesTunisia
France
Sweden
Lebanon
Norway
LanguageArabic

Plot

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A young Tunisian woman is raped by police officers and seeks assistance in hospitals and police stations to register their crime while she is still under shock from the attack. She encounters indifference, hostility, bureaucratic impediments and some assistance from the various individuals that she interacts with. In the final scene, several police officers seek to intimidate the victim until one of the officers breaks from the group and encourages the victim to move ahead with her complaint. Based on a true story.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The 2017 Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. ^ Winfrey, Graham (13 April 2017). "2017 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup: Todd Haynes, Sofia Coppola, 'Twin Peaks' and More". IndieWire. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. ^ Neila, Driss (16 September 2018). "Oscars 2019 – Le film "La belle et la meute" de Kaouther Ben Hania représentera la Tunisie à la présélection". Tunis Webdo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ^ Kozlov, Vladimir (19 September 2018). "Oscars: Tunisia Selects 'Beauty and the Dogs' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
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