As I Open My Eyes (À peine j'ouvre les yeux)

The three films competing for this year's Lux Film Prize are coming to a cinema near you: À peine j’ouvre les yeux (As I Open My Eyes), Ma vie de courgette (My Life As a Courgette) and Toni Erdmann. Don't miss the chance to watch them and let us know which one is your favourite. MEPs will determine the winner of this year's Lux Prize, which will be announced later this year.

Tunis, summer 2010, a few months before the Revolution: Farah, 18 years old, has just graduated and her family already sees her as a future doctor. But she doesn't have the same idea. She sings in a political rock band, has a passion for life, gets drunk, discovers love and her city by night against the wishes of her mother Hayet, who knows Tunisia and its dangers all too well.

Cast:
Baya Medhaffer (Farah)
Ghalia Benali (Hayet)
Montassar Ayari (Borhène)
Aymen Omrani (Ali)

Director: Leyla Bouzid
Writer: Marie-Sophie Chambon, Leyla Bouzid
Runtime: 98 min
Genre: Drama
Language: Arabic, French
Subtitles: Greek
Production Year: 2015