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Join us on 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭, 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟰.𝟬𝟬 at 𝗗𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲 in 𝗔𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺 for a special screening of 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵, presented as part of the 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗯 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! 🙏🏿🖤✊🏿𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗯 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 x 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰: 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵
Date: Sunday, November 1, 2026
Time: 14.00 hrs
Venue: De Balie
Address: Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10, Amsterdam 🇳🇱
Title: 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵
Director: Nada Mezni Hafaiedh
Country: Tunesia
Year: 2023
Length: 96'
Language: Arabic with English subtitles
Extra: With a Q&A afterwards with producer Slim Hafaiedh
More info & tickets: 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲.𝗻𝗹 | https://debalie.nl/programma/maghreb-film-festival-take-my-breath-01-11-2026/
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵
Twenty-three-year-old Shams works as a seamstress and lives a quiet life, carefully keeping her intersex identity hidden from those around her. When her secret is exposed, the fragile balance of her life collapses. Caught between desire, love and the rigid expectations of her surroundings, Shams is forced to leave her home and seek refuge in Tunis. With Take My Breath, Nada Mezni Hafaiedh explores the difficult tension between personal identity and the social norms imposed on the body. Shams’ journey becomes a story about the right to define yourself, even when the world around you refuses to accept anything that falls outside its familiar boundaries. The film premiered at the Warsaw International Film Festival and went on to win awards at the Rotterdam Arab Film Festival and the International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva. It was selected by Tunisia as the country's submission for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards (Oscars 2025).
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗯 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹
The Maghreb Film Festival brings the richness and diversity of contemporary cinema from the Maghreb to Haarlem and Amsterdam. Presenting films from and about North Africa and its diasporas, the festival offers a platform for established and emerging filmmakers whose work reflects the many stories, cultures and perspectives of the region. Through feature films, documentaries and shorts, the programme explores themes ranging from identity, migration and memory to family, social change and the legacies of colonialism. Bringing filmmakers, artists and audiences together, the festival aims to create space not only for cinema, but also for encounter, conversation and exchange, connecting stories from the Maghreb with (diasporic) audiences in the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.maghrebfilmfestival.com.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰
Africadelic is an Amsterdam-based non-profit organization and platform committed to the programming and promotion of African and African diasporic cultural creativity, diversity and activism in the Netherlands and beyond. The annual Africadelic Festival is an ode to the African continent and its worldwide diaspora, celebrating the cultural richness and profound influence of Afrodescendants, people of African descent, on global culture and society. Taking place from May 20-27, 2026, this year’s edition once again featured a vibrant week of events. Beyond the annual festival, Africadelic presents many events throughout the year, often in collaboration with partners, such as, for the first time this year, the Maghreb Film Festival. For more information, visit www.africadelic.com.
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De Balie, Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10, 1017 RR Amsterdam, Nederland, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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