Berlinale Shorts

Têtes brûlées

Twelve-year-old Eya is growing up in a Tunisian-Muslim family in Brussels. She shares a close relationship with her 25-year-old brother Younès. Eya spends her days by his side, surrounded by a group of his friends who consider her one of their own. When Younès suddenly dies, Eya’s world collapses. Immersed in a mourning process marked by codified rituals, she is aware both of the solidarity of her community as it rallies around her family and the silence that isolates each individual in their grief. Eya has to find her own way to overcome this ordeal. She is supported by her creativity, the connections she forges with her brother’s friends and, above all, her faith. A tender and nuanced portrayal of a multicultural and united youth.

by Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama
with Safa Gharbaoui, Mehdi Bouziane, Mounir Amamra, Adnane El Haruati, Saber Tabi
84'
Belgium 2025
Colour
French, Dutch, Arabic
Subtitles: English

World premiere, Debut film, Rating R 12

Credits

With

Safa Gharbaoui (Eya)
Mehdi Bouziane (Younès)
Mounir Amamra (Yamine)
Adnane El Haruati (Reda)
Saber Tabi (Saber)
Nicolas Makola (Othman)
Mehdi Zellama (Baba Maher)
Monia Taïeb (Mama Warda)

Crew

Director
- Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama
Screenplay
- Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama
Cinematography
- Grimm Vandekerckhove
Editing
- Dieter Diependaele
Sound Design
- David Vranken
Production Design
- Eve Martin
Casting
- Marie McCourt
Producers
- Marc Goyens,
- Nabil Ben Yadir

World Sales

MAD World (a MAD Solutions' company)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Info@madworld.film

https://madworld.film/

Produced by

Komoko

Brussels, Belgium

marc@komoko.be

https://www.komoko.be

Co-produced by

Quetzalcoatl

Flanders, Belgium

marc@quetzalcoatl.be

https://www.quetzalcoatl.be

1080 Films

Brussels, Belgium

nabil@1080films.be

https://www.1080films.be

Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama

The Belgian-Tunisian-Danish director and screenwriter was born in Brussels, Belgium where she now lives. In 2020, she graduated from the LUCA School of Arts. She is the co-founder and director of ASBL Bledarte, a Brussels-based association which has promoted the expression and empowerment of immigrant youth through art and culture since 2017. Têtes Brûlées is her debut feature film.

Filmography

2025 Têtes Brûlées ()

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025

Dates

MonFeb 1719:15

HKW 1 - Miriam Makeba Auditorium

TueFeb 1819:15

Cubix 6

ThuFeb 2010:00

Zoo Palast 2

FriFeb 2109:30

Stage Bluemax Theater

SunFeb 2316:15

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