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À voix basse

In a Whisper
Competition 2026
© 2025 - UNITE
Lilia returns to Tunisia for her uncle’s funeral and reunites with a family that knows nothing about her life in Paris, especially not about the woman she loves. Determined to confront her family’s secrets as they gather and old friends resurface for reminiscing, Lilia is reminded of why she left Tunisia in the first place and sets out to unravel the mystery of her uncle’s sudden death. Leyla Bouzid crafts an intergenerational tale of tenderness, love and secrets with hints of a detective story and playful formal elements that are peppered into this touching family drama. A strong ensemble cast features the great Hiam Abbass.
by Leyla Bouzid (Director, Screenplay)
with Eya Bouteraa, Hiam Abbass, Marion Barbeau, Feriel Chamari France / Tunisia 2026 French, Arabic 113' Colour World premiere

With

  • Eya Bouteraa (Lilia)
  • Hiam Abbass (Wahida)
  • Marion Barbeau (Alice)
  • Feriel Chamari (Hayet)

Crew

Director Leyla Bouzid
Screenplay Leyla Bouzid
Cinematography Sébastien Goepfert
Editing Lilian Corbeille
Music Yom
Sound Design Raphaël Mouterde
Costumes Randa Khedher
Make-Up Camelia Boujenfa
Producer Caroline Nataf
Co-Producer Habib Attia

Produced by

Unité

Paris, France

Co-produced by

Cinétéléfilms

L'Ariana, Tunisia

World Sales

Playtime

Paris, France

Photos

Press Conference

Red Carpet

Leyla Bouzid

© Philippe Quaisse -Unifrance

The director was born in Tunis and moved to France to study literature at the Sorbonne followed by film directing at La Fémis. Her feature debut film, À peine j’ouvre les yeux, premiered at the 2015 Venice International Film Festival where it won several awards; the film went on to receive more than forty international prizes. Her second feature, Une histoire d’amour et de désir, was selected as the closing film for the 2021 Semaine de la Critique at Cannes. À voix basse is her third feature film.

Filmography

2015 À peine j’ouvre les yeux (As I Open My Eyes) 2021 Une histoire d’amour et de désir (A Tale of Love and Desire) 2026 À voix basse (In a Whisper)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026