TÊTES BRÛLÉES MAJA-AJMIA YDE ZELLAMA

  • BELGIUM

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  • DUTCH | FRENCH | ARABIC

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  • 2025

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  • 86 mins

Twelve-year-old Eya grows up in a Tunisian Muslim family in Brussels, closely bonded to her older brother Younès and his circle of friends, who treat her as one of their own. When Younès dies suddenly, her world is shaken. As her community gathers around the family, Eya experiences both shared solidarity and private silence in grief. Through creativity, faith, and her evolving connection with her brother’s friends, she slowly finds her own way forward.

ಬ್ರಸೆಲ್ಸ್‌ನ ಟುನೀಶಿಯನ್ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಂ ಕುಟುಂಬವೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳೆಯುವ ಹನ್ನೆರಡು ವರ್ಷದ ಹುಡುಗಿ ಎಯಾ, ತನ್ನ ಅಣ್ಣ ಯೂನೆಸ್ ಮತ್ತು ಅವನ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರ ಬಳಗದೊಂದಿಗೆ ನಿಕಟ ಸಂಬಂಧ ಹೊಂದಿರುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಆ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಅವಳನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮವರಲ್ಲೊಬ್ಬಳೆಂಬಂತೆ ನಡೆಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಯೂನೆಸ್ ಅನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತವಾಗಿ ಮರಣ ಹೊಂದಿದಾಗ, ಎಯಾಳ ಪ್ರಪಂಚವೇ ನಡುಗಿಹೋಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಅವಳ ಸಮುದಾಯವು ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಬೆಂಬಲಕ್ಕೆ ನಿಂತಾಗ, ಎಯಾ ಈ ದುಃಖದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಗ್ಗಟ್ಟು ಮತ್ತು ಖಾಸಗಿ ಮೌನ ಎರಡನ್ನೂ ಅನುಭವಿಸುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಸೃಜನಶೀಲತೆ, ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ತನ್ನ ಅಣ್ಣನ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಿಕಸನಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿರುವ ಬಾಂಧವ್ಯದ ಮೂಲಕ, ಅವಳು ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ತನ್ನ ಜೀವನದ ಮುಂದಿನ ಹಾದಿಯನ್ನು ಕಂಡುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾಳೆ.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Marc Joannes, Nabil Ben Yadir

Screenplay :

Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama

Director of Photography :

Grimm Vandekerckhove

Editor :

Dieter Diependaele

Sound :

David Franken

Cast :

Safa Gharbaoui, Mehdi Bouziane, Mounir Amamra, Adnan El Haruati, Saber Tabi, Nicolas Makola, Mehdi Zellama, Monia Taïeb

Premier Status :

Asian Premier

Awards - Winner :

Berlin IFF (Special Mention by Independent Jury), Film Fest Gent (North Sea Port Audience Award)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

D'A Barcelona FF (Official Selection), Sydney FF (Official Selection), Amman IFF (Middle East and North Africa Premiere)

Maja Ajmia Yde Zellama (b. 1994) is a Tunisian-Danish filmmaker born and raised in Brussels. A graduate of the LUCA School of Arts, she explores themes of identity and representation in her work. Alongside filmmaking, she is deeply involved in Brussels’ socio-cultural scene and is the co-founder and president of ASBL Bledarte, an organization that supports young migrants through art and culture. TÊTES BRÛLÉES is her debut feature film.

  1. 1. DJ AHMET
  2. 2. SENTIMENTAL VALUE
  3. 3. SOUND OF FALLING
  4. 4. MY FATHER'S SHADOW
  5. 5. NO OTHER CHOICE
  6. 6. WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM
  7. 7. IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
  8. 8. RESURRECTION
  9. 9. A POET
  10. 10. MAGELLAN
  11. 11. SIRĀT
  12. 12. FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER
  13. 13. THE MASTERMIND
  14. 14. LATE SHIFT
  15. 15. AMRUM
  16. 16. CASE 137
  17. 17. SKIN OF YOUTH
  18. 18. WE BELIEVE YOU
  19. 19. BETTER GO MAD IN THE WILD
  20. 20. FATHER
  21. 21. MORTICIAN
  22. 22. TO THE VICTORY!
  23. 23. DREAMS
  24. 24. THE BLUE TRAIL
  25. 25. MOTHERTONGUE
  26. 26. A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD
  27. 27. FIUME O MORTE!
  28. 28. THE THINGS YOU KILL
  29. 29. YOUNG MOTHERS
  30. 30. THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO
  31. 31. CATANE
  32. 32. PROMISED SKY
  33. 33. CHRISTY
  34. 34. I ONLY REST IN THE STORM
  35. 35. THE PUPIL
  36. 36. COMANDANTE FRITZ
  37. 37. IMPATIENCE OF THE HEART
  38. 38. STRAIGHT CIRCLE
  39. 39. DRY LEAF
  40. 40. A USEFUL GHOST
  41. 41. SLEEPLESS CITY
  42. 42. OUTCRY
  43. 43. MY UNCLE JENS
  44. 44. THE LOVE THAT REMAINS
  45. 45. KONTINENTAL '25
  46. 46. JANINE MOVES TO THE COUNTRY
  47. 47. DIVINE COMEDY
  48. 48. A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT
  49. 49. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JOSEF MENGELE
  50. 50. GOD WILL NOT HELP
  51. 51. TÊTES BRÛLÉES
  52. 52. REEDLAND
  53. 53. DEAD DOG
  54. 54. NINO
  55. 55. BEFORE THE BODY
  56. 56. LOVE ME TENDER
  57. 57. THE LAST AMBASSADOR
  58. 58. CARAVAN
  59. 59. WHAT DOES THAT NATURE SAY TO YOU
  60. 60. AS WE BREATHE
  61. 61. TALES OF THE WOUNDED LAND
  62. 62. HALF MOON
  63. 63. THE PORTUGUESE HOUSE
  64. 64. FOLLIES
  65. 65. THE DEVIL SMOKES
  66. 66. VANILLA
  67. 67. BLUE HERON
  68. 68. KOKORAS
  69. 69. DRAGONFLY
  70. 70. KIKA
  71. 71. MAYSOON
  72. 72. BEACHCOMBER
  73. 73. WIND, TALK TO ME
  74. 74. BROKEN VOICES
  75. 75. RENOVATION
  76. 76. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
  77. 77. HUMAN RESOURCE
  78. 78. NOMAD SHADOW
  79. 79. THE DREAMED ONES
  80. 80. TWO PROSECUTORS
  81. 81. CLOISTERED SISTER
  82. 82. ORENDA
  83. 83. DE TAL PALO
  84. 84. MILITANTROPOS
  85. 85. RIVERSTONE
  86. 86. OSLO: A TAIL OF PROMISE
  87. 87. MAHIMA
  88. 88. BELÉN