Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania's critically-acclaimed, award-winning "Le Challat de Tunis" ("Challat of Tunis") is based on a true 2003 story of a mysterious man on a motorcycle, who rode through the streets of Tunis (the North African country's capital) carrying a razor blade, on a mission: to slash the butts of women he came across on the city’s streets, whom he felt weren't dressed appropriately. They called him "Le Challat," a word which comes from the slang "Chalta," which means a line, or a line cut with a blade or a pen knife, which was something that gangsters used to mark territory, or to mark a person...
- 9/25/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania's critically-acclaimed, award-winning "Le Challat de Tunis" ("Challat of Tunis") is based on a true 2003 story of a mysterious man on a motorcycle, who rode through the streets of Tunis (the country's capital) carrying a razor blade, on a mission: to slash the butts of women he came across on the city’s streets, whom he felt weren't dressed appropriately. New Yorkers can now see it as part of the French Institute Alliance Française's World Nomads Tunisia Weekend, which runs from today, May 8 through May 10 (the film will screen tomorrow, May 9). For tickets and a full lineup of events,...
- 5/8/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania's critically-acclaimed, award-winning "Le Challat de Tunis" ("Challat of Tunis") is based on a true 2003 story of a mysterious man on a motorcycle, who rode through the streets of Tunis (the country's capital) carrying a razor blade, on a mission: to slash the butts of women he came across on the city’s streets, whom he felt weren't dressed appropriately. I just learned that the film is actually out in the USA right now, in a limited theatrical release. New Yorkers can see it at the Quad Cinema in Manhattan, where it's screening at 5.40pm every day, through this Thursday, the 23rd (it premiered there...
- 4/20/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Selected as one of 3 films selected for a new initiative called "Final Cut In Venice," dedicated to "supporting African films in the post-production phase," is Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania's "Le Challat de Tunis" ("Challat of Tunis"), which is based on a true 2003 story of a mysterious man on a motorcycle, who rode through the streets of Tunis (the country's capital) carrying a razor blade, on a mission: to slash the butts of women he came across on the city’s streets, whom he felt weren't dressed appropriately. Yes, you read that correctly. They called him "Le Challat," which is...
- 3/26/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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