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Nejib Belkadhi joins the cast of The Sleeping Grotto, a psychological thriller directed by Kays Mejri. The film follows estranged brothers confronting a dark family secret in Tunisia. Canadian and Tunisian producers collaborated on the project, which received government funding. Objectif 9 praised Mejri's vision, leading to their involvement in the film.

Key Points: Nejib Belkadhi Stars in Kays Mejri's Psychological Thriller The Sleeping Grotto

  • Nejib Belkadhi takes a key role in Kays Mejri's second feature film
  • The thriller explores estranged brothers uncovering a buried family secret
  • Co-produced by Canada's Objectif 9 and Tunisian studios
  • Project backed by a Tunisian government production grant
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Nejib Belkadhi to be seen in psychological thriller 'The Sleeping Grotto'

Tunisian actor-director Nejib Belkadhi joins the cast of Kays Mejri's chilling thriller The Sleeping Grotto, uncovering dark family secrets.

"We found out about Kays, who showed us a short he had made, which blew us away – Samuel Gagnon, Objectif 9"

Los Angeles, July 23

Tunisian director-actor Nejib Belkadhi will be seen in a key role in director Kays Mejri's psychological thriller "The Sleeping Grotto"

As per Variety, 'Sleeping Grotto' finds "estranged brothers Youssef (Nidhal Essadi) and Idris (Montassar Tabben), who has travelled from Quebec with his wife Elissa (Joslyn Rogers), reunited at their remote family home in the forest of Ain Draham in northern Tunisia, where a dark, long-buried family secret surfaces."

Belkadhi and Khouloud Jlidi round out the key cast. The film is the second feature from Mejri, who wrote the script with Quebec filmmaker and actor Joslyn Rogers. The Canadian producers are Bahija Essoussi and Samuel Gagnon of Montreal's Objectif 9, which in recent years has been proactively scouting Arab-Canadian filmmakers to broaden the scope of their short and feature offerings.

"We found out about Kays, who showed us a short he had made, which blew us away, and he mentioned he was working on 'Sleeping Grotto' and had a producer lined up in Tunisia," Objectif 9's Gagnon told Variety.

The Tunisian producers are Yasmine Dhoukar of Clandestino and Alexander Nass of Tunisian International Studios. The project has received a production grant from the Tunisian government.

- ANI

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Rohit P
Tunisian cinema is really stepping up! After watching 'The Man Who Sold His Skin', I'm excited to see more films from this region. The cross-cultural collaboration with Canada is interesting too.
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Arjun K
While the concept sounds good, I hope they don't make it too slow-paced like many international thrillers. We Indians enjoy some good suspense but also need that engaging pace!
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Shreya B
The forest setting in northern Tunisia sounds visually stunning! Hope the cinematography does justice to the location. More power to international collaborations in cinema 🌍🎬
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Vikram M
Interesting to see government grants supporting such projects. India should also increase funding for indie filmmakers who want to tell unique stories beyond commercial masala movies.
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Nikhil C
The cast looks promising! Belkadhi is a talented actor-director. Hope this gets selected for some international film festivals so we can watch it in India through special screenings.

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