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MAD Distribution Acquires All Arab Rights To Tunisian Director Erige Sehiri’s ‘Marie And Jolie’


The film follows Marie, Naney, and Jolie as they live under the same roof in Tunis in old house, which also conceals an evangelical church

Through a collective experience, based on real events, my goal is to question societal norms, explore women’s intimacy, faith, love, sisterhood, and the challenge of forming deep attachments with others when we are aware that life here is temporary.” Marie and Jolie is a Tunisian-French co-production that brings together Tunisia’s Henia Productions, France’s Maneki Films and Canal+ International, and MAD Solution. “ Under The Fig Trees was a truly novel experience, living in that interesting yet illuminating space between documentary and fiction, which is why it resonated with audiences so much,” said MAD Solutions co-foudners Alaa Karkouti and Maher Diab.

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