TÊTES BRÛLÉES N/A (EXTRA) MAJA-AJMIA YDE ZELLAMA

  • BELGIUM

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  • ARABIC | DUTCH | FRENCH

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  • 2025

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  • 86 mins

A coming-of-age story shaped by tragedy that follows 12-year-old Eya as she comes to grips with the sudden loss of her older brother Younès, with whom she shared an intense and inseparable bond. Immersed in a deeply codified and intense grieving process, she draws on her creativity, resilience, and the support of Younès’ friends to come to terms with his passing and carve out her own path toward adulthood.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Marc Goyens, Nabil Ben Yadir

Screenplay :

Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama

Director of Photography :

Grimm Vandekerckhove

Editor :

Dieter Diependaele

Sound :

David Vranken

Cast :

Safa Gharbaoui, Mehdi Bouziane, Mounir Amamra, Adnan El Haruati, Saber Tabi, Nicolas Makola, Mehdi Zellama, Monia Taïeb

Awards - Winner :

Berlin IFF (Special Mention by the Independent Jury of the AG Kino - Gilde - Cinema Vision 14plus), Berlin IFF (Special Mention Generation International Jury 14 plus Feature Film), Film Fest Gent (North Sea Port Audience Award).

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

Berlin IFF, BFI London FF, D'A Barcelona FF (Spain), Sydney FF, Amman IFF Jordan (MENA Premiere), Film Fest Gent Belgium.

Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama is a Belgian-Tunisian-Danish filmmaker and screenwriter. A graduate of LUCA School of Arts, she is also the co-founder and president of ASBL Bledarte, a Brussels-based association that empowers and amplifies the voices of migrant youth through art and culture. In 2021 she made a short fiction film, OKHT ELMARHOU. TÊTES BRÛLÉES, is he debut feature film.