Carte Blanche – Cinemamed
- 25/04/2026 | 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Flagey 5
(OV ST FR / EN)
Cinemamed has prepared an immersive dive into the Mediterranean through this carte blanche, reflecting the diversity and vitality of a cinema whose intensity never fails to shake things up. The selection notably celebrates the early works of filmmakers who have since become essential names, such as Emma Benestan, Meryam Joobeur, and Firas Khoury. Poetry and humour find a delicate balance in this tangy blend of fiction and animation tackling equally essential themes. A programme not to be missed if you want to feel the vibrations of the Mediterranean.
Belle gueule
Emma Benestan
Pays France
Genre Fiction
2014 - 25' - Color
It's summer, the south. Everyday, Sarah, 16, sells beignets on the beaches with her dad. One evening, she meets Baptiste...
Brotherhood
Meryam Joobeur
Pays Canada, Tunisia
Genre Fiction
2018 - 25' - Color
Mohamed is deeply shaken and suspicious when his estranged eldest son Malek returns home to rural Tunisia with a mysterious young wife in tow. The family reunion brings out some past wounds leading to tragic consequences.
Ijrain Maradona (Maradona’s Legs)
Firas Khoury
Pays Germany, Palestine
Genre Fiction
2019 - 24' - Color
In a Palestinian village during the Football World Championship 1990, the young brothers Rafat and Fadel are searching for “Maradona’s legs” - their World Cup album’s last missing sticker. Will they master the obstacles and accomplish their mission?
Granny’s sexual life
Urška Djukic
Pays France, Slovenia
Genre Animation
2021 - 13' - Couleur/N&B
Four elderly women recall youth and how different the relationships between men and women were back then. Their voices merge into Vera’s, who recounts her intimate memories, revealing the life and status of Slovenian women in the early 20th century.
MEDUSAS (Jellyfish)
Iñaki Sánchez Arrieta
Pays Spain
Genre Fiction
2024 - 6' - Color
A boy and a girl stroll along the beach, oblivious to the scene around them.