As I Open My Eyes(2016)

1h 42m
- Drama
- Music

Release Date: Sep 8, 2016 | Limited

A few months before the revolution in Tunisia, 18 year-old Farah has a passion for life and sings in a political rock band. Her mother, knowing the dangers of Tunisia, wants her to pursue a career as a doctor.

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Releases

Original Release | Sep 8, 2016

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Box Office Results

Updated as of Jan 31, 2025 12:04 PM ET

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$4,189
Total US & Canada:
$30,989
Total International
$19,732
Total Worldwide:
$50,721

Current Showtimes

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Mon Aug 31
Tue Sep 1
Wed Sep 2
Thu Sep 3
Fri Sep 4
Sat Sep 5
Sun Sep 6

Director & Top Cast

Leyla Bouzid
Director

Baya Medhaffar
Farah

Ghalia Benali
Hayet

Montassar Ayari
Borhène

Lassaad Jamoussi
Mahmoud

Aymen Omrani
Ali

Deena Abdelwahed

Inès

Youssef Soltana

Ska - le batteur

Marwen Soltana

Sami

Najoua Mathouthi

Ahlem

Younes Ferhi

Moncef

Fethi Akkari

Ighal - le poète du bar

Salwa Mohamed Ali

Hamida

Kais Klaia

Le chauffeur de taxi

Touafik Hammami

Le gardien

Wajdi Cherif

Le dragueur

Jamil Najjar

Policier interrogatoire

Walid Ben Khlifa

Le second policier de l'interrogatoire

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Tunisia,France,Belgium,United Arab Emirates,Switzerland

Language: Arabic,French

Summaries

Storyline

Tunis, summer 2010, a few months before the Revolution: Farah, 18 years-old, has just graduated and her family already sees her as a future doctor. But she doesn't think the same way. She sings in a political rock band. She has a passion for life, gets drunk, discovers love and her city by night against the will of her mother Hayet, who knows Tunisia and its dangers too well. — Carthage Film Festival