Making of

Nouri Bouzid  studied at INSAS (National Institute of Performing Arts and Technology Diffusion) in Brussels in 1968. Upon his return to Tunisia from 1972 to 1973, he worked at the Tunisian Television (RTT).

He was arrested and imprisoned for over five years (1973-1979) for crimes of opinion and membership in the radical group Perspectives. He experienced the torture, imprisonment, a living hell.

His first feature film Man of Ashes (1986) was selected for Cannes and awarded in several festivals. In addition to his work as director, Nouri Bouzid collaborated on the writing of many successes of Tunisian cinema as Halfaouine - Child of the terraces (Ferid Boughedir, 1990), The Night of the Decade (Babai Brahim, 1990), The Sultan of the Medina (Moncef Dhouib,1992), The Silences of the Palace (Moufida Tlatli, 1994), The Season of Men (MoufidaTlatli, 2001).

Filmography:

Duel (film, 1972) / The Man of Ashes (1986) / Les Sabots en or (1989) /It's Scheherazade Being Murdered (in the short film project "The Gulf War and after ...? ",1991) / Bezness (1993) / Hands in the Dish (short Film, 1993) / Tunisian (1998) / Clay Dolls (2002) / Making of (2006) / Wandering in Part of Africa as Seen By ... (2009)