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Zaineb, a nine-year-old Tunisian girl, lost her father. Her mother is going to remarry - in Canada, where Zaineb can finally see snow! But Zaineb has decided to hate the snow.
2009. Tunisian Nine-year-old Zaineb lost her father. Her mother will rebuild her life with a man in Canada. Zaineb was told that once she is there, she can finally see the snow! But she wants nothing to do with this new country, Because Zaineb has decided to hate the snow. Covering six years in the life of a charismatic young Tunisian girl and her changing family life, Zaineb Hates the Snow is a beautiful and poignant coming-of-age documentary told through the eyes of a wide-eyed little émigré.

Credits

Director
Kaouther Ben Hania
Screenwriter
Kaouther Ben Hania
Producer
Habib Attia
Production Company
Cinetelefilms

About the Director

Kaouther Ben Hania
Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania studied cinema in Tunisia and in Paris at La Fémis and the Sorbonne. She has directed several short films, including ‘Wooden Hand’ (2013), which had a lengthy and successful run on the international festival circuit. Her documentary film ‘Imams Go to School’ had its premiere at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam in 2010 and was selected for numero

Producers

Habib Attia

Habib Attia is a cinema and TV producer who was born in Tunis. His focus is on producing fiction and documentary projects that mainly deal with contemporary socio-cultural issues. His productions have been distributed worldwide, and they have received acclaim and awards in the most prestigious festivals, such as Cannes, Venice, Toronto, and San Sebastian. Habib Attia has been nominated twice for the Oscars, once for 'The Man Who Sold His Skin' in 2021 and once for 'Brotherhood' in 2020. In recognition of his career, he was awarded the prestigious rank of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters of the French Republic in 2021.

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