TÊTES BRÛLÉES enjoys packed full house screening at 75th Berlin International Film Festival

Maja Ajamia’s deeply moving coming-of-age drama TÊTES BRÛLÉES enjoyed a full house screening at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival — running from February 13th to the 23rd — with the cast and crew in attendance.

World premiering as part of the festival’s Generation 14plus Program, the screening was followed by a Q&A session, with the film’s cast and crew engaging with an eager audience.

A Belgian production with a Tunisian flavor, TÊTES BRÛLÉES is a coming-of-age story shaped by tragedy that follows 12-year-old Eya as she comes to grips with the sudden loss of her older brother Younès, with whom she shared an intense and inseparable bond. Immersed in a deeply codified and intense grieving process, she draws on her creativity, resilience, and the support of Younès’ friends to come to terms with his passing and carve out her own path toward adulthood.

Produced by Komoko and co-produced by Quetzalcoatl and 1080 Films, TÊTES BRÛLÉES is written and directed by the Belgian-Tunisian-Danish director and screenwriter Maja Ajmia Zellama. A graduate of the LUCA School of Arts, Zellama is the co-founder and president of the ASBL Bledarte — a Brussels-based association that promotes the expression and empowerment of immigrant youth through art and culture.

The film is produced by Marc Goyens (HERE, GHOST TROPIC) and Nabil Ben Yadir (ANIMALS), lensed by Grimm Vandekerckhove (HERE, GHOST TROPIC), edited by Dieter Diependaele (HERE, GHOST TROPIC), with Eve Martin handling production design, Marie McCourt casting, and David Vranken sound design. Additionally, the film’s international sales are handled by MAD World while MAD Distribution is in charge of its MENA-wide distribution.

As for the talents in front of the camera, TÊTES BRÛLÉES stars Safa Gharbaoui, Mehdi Bouziane, Mounir Amamra (DIVINES), Adnane El Haruati, Saber Tabi, Nicolas Makola, Mehdi Zellama, and Monia Taieb.

TÊTES BRÛLÉES is set to screen four more times on the following days:

• Tuesday, February 18th at 7:15 pm — Cubix 6
• Thursday, February 20th at 10 am — Zoo Palast 2
• Friday, February 21st at 9:30 am — Bluemax Theater
• Sunday, February 23rd at 4:15 pm — Cubix 6