“Where the Wind Comes From”
TIFF Lightbox, King Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada
Where the Wind Comes From is a road-trip film about two childhood friends bound by something deeper than romance — an unshakable, loyal friendship. Alyssa (Eya Bellagha) dreams of escape, while Mehdi (Slim Baccar) longs to create, and a spontaneous journey to compete in an art contest offers them both a chance at something more.
Writer-director Amel Guellaty’s debut feature blends reality and imagination, using Alyssa’s fantasies and Mehdi’s art to explore grief, ambition, and the weight of expectation. Through detours, conflicts, and moments of unexpected joy, the film reveals not just the struggles of a generation, but also the power of a bond that defies definition.
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Where the Wind Comes From
2025 | 99mins | Tunisia, France, Qatar | Arabic
Fearless spirit Alyssa and sensitive artist Mehdi, best friends since childhood, feel cramped in their life in the outskirts of […]
