To reveal this world of soccer - a sporting but also social phenomenon - the film chooses two complementary routes. The first itinerary goes through the life of the players of the Tunisian National Team (year 1977-1978) and of its trainer Abdelmajid Chetali. We see them, thus, evolving in their daily existence at home and in the field. The second itinerary tells the story of two teenagers, Khaled and Hichem, who, coming from working-class neighborhoods, follow, by fabulating, the existence of these players: their idols.
These two parallel paths lead us, in this year 1977-78, to the grandiose show of the Tunisia / Egypt game. And from there, we follow the Argentine epic of the Tunisian national team: its first participation in a world cup, which has become "legendary".

A film by Mohamed Ali EL OKBI (Mohamed Ali EL OKBY)

Tunisia, 1978, Docu-Fiction, 1h30', 35mm

First Feature

Director: Mohamed Ali EL OKBI
Script: Mohamed Ali EL OKBY et Taoufik JEBALI
DoP: Ahmed ZAAF & Lotfi LAYOUNI
Sound: Fawzi THABET et Hechmi JOULAK
Editing: Hamida BEN AMMAR - Moufida TLATLI

Production: SATPEC


2007 | 2nd Journées du cinéma tunisien (J.C.T.) | 14-18 March 2007
* Official Selection