‘Red Path’ Director Lotfi Achour on Fictionalizing Gruesome Jihadist Attack and ‘Wonderful Period’ of Tunisian Cinema

‘Red Path’ Director Lotfi Achour on Fictionalizing Gruesome Jihadist Attack and ‘Wonderful Period’ of Tunisian Cinema

In November 2015, a staggeringly violent crime took place in the impoverished area of Mghila Mountain in Tunisia. A jihadist group attacked two young shepherds, killing one and forcing the survivor to carry a bloody message back to his family. The real-life case inspired Lotfi Achour’s harrowing drama “Red Path,” which played as part of […]

‘Red Path’ Director on Fictionalizing Gruesome Jihadist Attack

In November 2015, a staggeringly violent crime took place in the impoverished area of Mghila Mountain in Tunisia. A jihadist group attacked two young shepherds, killing one and forcing the survivor to carry a bloody message back to his family. The real-life case inspired Lotfi Achour’s harrowing drama “Red Path,” which played as part of the Meet the Neighbors competition at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. “At first, I dismissed the idea of mak…