Synopsis
Alyssa is nineteen, restless, and full of ideas. Mehdi is twenty-three, shy, and quietly talented. In Tunis, where opportunities feel scarce and horizons feel close, the two best friends keep each other going. When Alyssa discovers an art competition in Djerba; five hundred kilometres away, she signs Mehdi up without asking. What follows is a road trip across Tunisia that neither of them planned for, and both of them needed.
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Director’s statement
“Everyone has imagination, whatever their background.” — Amel Guellaty
With a tender yet clear-eyed gaze, Amel Guellaty adopts the form of the poetic road movie to capture the spirit of a Tunisian youth rarely represented on screen: lively, dreamy, resilient, far from clichés. The film makes a powerful case for a deep, selfless friendship between a girl and a boy, a universal bond that is under-represented in cinema despite how common it is in real life. Between desert landscapes and the shores of Djerba, between dreamlike animation and grounded realism, Where the Wind Comes From is an ode to freedom and to the power of imagination.
At the festival
Screening · Where the Wind Comes From
Cinéma Mac Mahon, 5 Av. Mac-Mahon, 75017 Paris
Past screening
Cast
Credits
| Director | Amel Guellaty |
|---|---|
| Screenplay | Amel Guellaty |
| Country · year | Tunisia / France / Qatar · 2025 |
| Running time · genre | 1h40 · Comedy-drama / Road movie |
| Language | Arabic |
| Production | Yol Film (Tunisie), Haut les Mains Productions (France), Doha Film Institute (Qatar) |
| Distributor | L’Atelier Distribution |
Stills
Feature Film in Competition 2026
Best Actress – Feature Film
FIJA 2026
FIJA 2026
Best Actor – Feature Film
FIJA 2026
Audience Award – Feature Film
Le Garçon qui faisait danser les collines
FIJA 2026
Best Feature Film
FIJA 2026
FIJA 2026
FIJA 2026
FIJA 2026
