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:Draft:Take My Breath (2023 film)

Take My Breath is a 2023 thriller drama film written and directed by Nada Mezni Hafaiedh which was shot in Tunis, Tunisia.{{Citation |last=Hafaiedh |first=Nada Mezni |title=Take My Breath |date=2023-11-01 |type=Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14356054/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |others=Amina Ben Ismail, Fethi Akkari, Sana Ben Cheikh Larbi |publisher=Hamzeh Mystique Films, Leyth Production}} The film was co-produced by Slim Hafaiedh of Leyth Production and Ziad H. Hamzeh of Hamzeh Mystique Films.{{Cite web |title=TUNISIA - TAKE MY BREATH |url=https://www.international-feature.com/tunisia---take-my-breath.html |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=INTERNATIONAL FEATURE |language=en}} The film was firs released in Poland on October 11, 2023 at the Warsaw Film Festival and later in Tunisia on November 1, 2023.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14356054/releaseinfo/ |title=Take My Breath (2023) - Release info - IMDb |language=en-US |access-date=2025-04-15 |via=www.imdb.com}}

Plot

Take My Breath tells the story of the conflict that exists between desire and self-identity. It follows the life of Shams, a young seamstress with an intersex identity, faced with her secret been revealed, entangled in a love triangle situation. Also she is faced with several attacks from an obsessed attacker which forces her to flee the city.{{Cite web |title=Take My Breath — MENA Film Festival |url=https://www.menafilmfestival.com/films/take-my-breath |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=www.menafilmfestival.com}}{{Cite web |last=Roxborough |first=Scott |date=2024-10-01 |title=Oscars 2025: Tunisia Picks ‘Take My Breath’ for International Feature Race |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tunisia-take-my-breath-2025-oscars-best-international-feature-1236018887/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

Cast

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Recognition

  • Submitted as the entry for Tunisia in the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards.{{Cite web |last=BellaNaija.com |date=2024-11-26 |title=Oscars 2025: These Nine African Films Are in the Race for Best International Feature Film |url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2024/11/nine-african-films-oscars-2025/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=BellaNaija |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Roxborough |first=Scott |date=2024-10-01 |title=Oscars 2025: Tunisia Picks ‘Take My Breath’ for International Feature Race |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tunisia-take-my-breath-2025-oscars-best-international-feature-1236018887/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

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