Tunisia10 Essential Films from TunisiaStop 6 of 10

As I Open My Eyes

Name: As I Open My Eyes
Released: 2015

À peine j'ouvre les yeux

2015

In Tunis on the eve of the 2011 revolution, a rebellious eighteen-year-old defies her worried mother to sing in an incendiary rock band, courting the attention of a repressive regime. A vibrant, urgent drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Tunisia

This film is stop 6 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Tunisia. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Tunisia in the 196 country film challenge.