Tunis By Night
by Elyes Baccar
Tunisia / France, 2017
synopsis
After more than two decades in the service of Tunisian National Radio, Youssef is about to retire. During the final broadcast of his program Tunis by Night, he is abruptly and maliciously cut off the air. While Amal, his wife, seeks refuge in prayer, and Amine, the eldest son, tries as best he can to hold his family together, Aziza, the younger daughter, finds herself disconnected from the rhythm and values of her family. After a cascade of disappointments, she slits her wrists. Shattered, Youssef retreats to the neighboring bar he has frequented all his life, then allows himself to be swallowed up by a city he no longer recognizes.
about the directors
Elyes Baccar is a Tunisian born filmmaker based in Los Angeles. He studied directing at CLCF and La Fémis in Paris and completed the Cultural Manager Program at the Goethe Institute in Berlin. After starting his career as an assistant director on international productions including Star Wars, he went on to direct feature films, documentaries, and television projects in over 20 countries. His films, including Rouge Parole and Tunis by Night, have screened internationally, and his recent work includes Candid Dreams (2025), his first U.S. feature, filmed in Los Angeles.
