From Cinemondo, Link TV's world cinema series: Film introduction by Peter Scarlet (artistic director, Tribeca Film Festival) Scarlet's interview with director Nouri Bouzid at the Taormina Film Festival Audio: DD2
Genre: Drama Release Date: 06/10/2008 SubTitles: English Dubbed: AR Sound: DD2 Run Time: 115 Minutes Distributor/Studio: Koch Lorber Films
In the tradition of such features as I Am Curious. . . Yellow and The French Lieutenant's Woman, Tunisian director Nouri Bouzid's experimental feature Making Of layers one narrative within another. The "internal" film concerns a Middle Eastern breakdancer named Bahta who falls prey to Islamic militants after 9/11, and is brainwashed and prepped for a suicide bombing mission. In the framing story, the actor cast as Bahta argues with Bouzid over how the terrorist story will end.