Tunisia: From hope to disillusion

On January 17, 2011, Tunisian President Ben Ali was overthrown by a popular uprising. The Arab Spring was just beginning, and hope was spreading throughout Tunisia – the only country that would know a true democratic transition in four years. But the Tunisian reality, weighed down by the crisis and insecurity, is less shiny. From Zarzis harbour to the city of Sidi-Bouzid, from Djerba island to the Algerian border, this documentary encounters those that Tunisia has forgotten.

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