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Based on a true story, inspired by real-life events. Under the regime of President Ben Ali, Adel is partying at friends' house. His wife, distraught, calls him to warn him that the police are at their door. Adel panics. He fears being arrested for his subversive ideas. In his car, on the way home, dark thoughts cross his mind.
Sami and Sara, a Tunisian couple in their thirties, lead a peaceful life and seem happy, until a tragedy befalls. BORDERS OF HEAVEN is the story of an ordinary family whose life takes a dramatic turn. Between despair, guilt and the desire for life, how does one reconstruct a life when faced with the unacceptable?
In an imaginary and fantastic world approaching the setting of Paradise, we witness the unfolding of the trial of Adam and Eve following the theft of an apple. Within the court, comedy takes its place by adopting current ambiguities in the context mentioned. And finally, the verdict is delivered to the surprise of the accused
Angel, who works as a restroom attendant, makes us experience—through her perspective and behavior—the various discriminatory and humiliating situations she endures on a daily basis.
