‘Red Path’ Director Lotfi Achour on Fictionalizing Gruesome Jihadist Attack and ‘Wonderful Period’ of Tunisian Cinema

In November 2015, a staggeringly violent crime took place in the impoverished area of Mghila Mountain in Tunisia. A jihadist group attacked two young shepherds, killing one and forcing the survivor to carry a bloody message back to his family. The real-life case inspired Lotfi Achour’s harrowing drama “Red Path,” which played as part of […]

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‘Red Path’ Director Lotfi Achour on Fictionalizing Gruesome Jihadist Attack and ‘Wonderful Period’ of Tunisian Cinema
In November 2015, a staggeringly violent crime took place in the impoverished area of Mghila Mountain in Tunisia. A jihadist group attacked two young shepherds, killing one and forcing the survivor to carry a bloody message back to his family. The real-life case inspired Lotfi Achour’s harrowing drama “Red Path,” which played as part of […]