“The Institut Français de Tunisie recently screened Nidhal Chatta’s latest feature film, Silentium (قلب حجر), offering audiences a rare, intense and deeply human moment of cinema.
In this film, the Tunisian director explores the forced silences, invisible wounds and mute struggles of individuals confronted with social and intimate realities often passed over in silence. Through sober yet powerful direction, Silentium tells the story of those we don’t listen to, of those we forget, of those gray areas of existence where speech breaks down.
The film follows in the footsteps of Nidhal Chatta, already acclaimed for his ability to give a voice to the invisible. By crossing the destinies of wounded women, children and men, Silentium touches on a universal truth: sometimes, silence speaks louder than any words.” – Femmes Maghrebines
