Thala My Love

Beginning of January 2011 during the Tunisian revolution Mohamed a political prisoner escapes from jail and returns to his native town Thala He finds it in the midst of a revolt He has only one goal to find his fiancée Hourya Mohamed is helped in his flight by Belgacem a coalman and former agent of the regime who is hoping to be redeemed He hides Mohamed in his garage On the night of January 9th Mohamed witnesses yet another slaughter As he carries the dead body of a young man to hospital a young protestor films him on his cell phone and the video is uploaded on Facebook Meanwhile we discover Hourya who lives with her husband Adel a quiet man who has accepted her past but forbids her of taking part in any political activity Hourya who was raped in prison after Mohameds arrest believes that Mohamed has died under torture and to save her own life she accepted to get married to Adel whom she does not love