Sweet Smell of Spring

Sweet Smell of Spring

103 mins | Comedy | April 20, 2016

In 2011 Tunisia, as the Arab Spring awakens, unemployed graduate Aziz, nicknamed Zizou (Zied Ayadi), travels from his Saharan village to the big city of Tunis in search of a job. From television aerial installation to political intrigue, this fresh-faced young Candide will learn the ways of the world, fall in love with the ravishing Aicha (Sara Hanachi), and become famous.--Eddie Cockrell, FilmFest DC

Sweet Smell of Spring

103 mins | Comedy | April 20, 2016

Sweet Smell of Spring
In 2011 Tunisia, as the Arab Spring awakens, unemployed graduate Aziz, nicknamed Zizou (Zied Ayadi), travels from his Saharan village to the big city of Tunis in search of a job. From television aerial installation to political intrigue, this fresh-faced young Candide will learn the ways of the world, fall in love with the ravishing Aicha (Sara Hanachi), and become famous.--Eddie Cockrell, FilmFest DC
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Canal+, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, France 3 Cinéma, Mille et Une Productions, Abbout Productions, France Télévisions, TV5 Monde, Cinares production, Fonds Images de la Francophonie, Marsa Films, Ingénium Fund
Original title Parfum de printemps
Directors Férid Boughedir
Writers Taoufik Jebali, Férid Boughedir, Claude d'Anna

Cast

Zied Ayadi

as Zizou

Sara Hanachi

as Aicha

Zied Touati

as Adel

Fatima Ben Saïdane

as Salouha