The Guest
Le convive

A short fiction film by Hakim Mastour

Though he has been living with Fouad for three years, 27-year old Malik going to marry Halima, 28 years old. He met her through a Tunisian Facebook group chat whose goal is to bring together lesbians and gays who are trying to get married in a country where homosexuality is illegal and punishable.

Since Fouad does not accept this marriage which would imply a total upheaval of their everyday life, Malik makes him promise not to attend the wedding which will take place in his parents’ village. But Fouad does not keep his promise. Will Malik choose to save apparences or will he rather choose to save the relationship he has formed with Fouad?

World premiere:
- 2017, MedFilm Festival Roma
Awards:
- 2018, FIFOG – Geneva International Oriental Film Festival: Jury Special Mention
- 2019, Vues d’Afrique – Montréal International Film Festival: Fiction Jury Special Mention
- Coproducers:
  Oriflamme films (FR) and Radio télévision suisse - RTS (CH)
- Cast:
  Bellamine Abdelmalek, Leïla Chebbi, Jamel Sassi, Mariem Sayeh, Hakim Belkahla, Bilel Briki
- Writer:
  Hakim Mastour
- Director:
  Hakim Mastour and Nicole Borgeat
- Producer:
  Marzouk Mejri
- Cinematographer:
  Arnaud Alain
- Editor:
  Christine Hoffet
- Sound Department:
  Adrien Kessler, Yunus Acar
- Specs:
  20', CH, FR, 2017
- Language:
  Arabic

Swiss Films

Hakim Mastour

Born in 1990 in Nyon, Switzerland. Joint Swiss and Tunisian citizenship. 2012 BA in Cinema from HEAD (Haute École d’Art et de Design) Geneva, cinema department.