‘Ashkal’: first trailer for Tunisian Directors’ Fortnight thriller

Screen can reveal the first trailer for Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi’s edgy police thriller 'Ashkal' ahead of its world premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.

The drama unfolds against the backdrop of an unfinished new neighbourhood called the Gardens Of Carthage on the outskirts of Tunis, the construction of which stalled due to the 2011 revolution.

As building work starts up, a series of badly burned bodies start turning up on the site. Local police officers Fatma and Batal are assigned to investigate.