Sophia
Synopsis
Emily wants Sophia, now 6 years old, to know her father. She agrees to travel to Tunisia, though tells her father, influential businessman Anthony, that she's simply attending the wedding of her friend, Ines and promises not to see Hicham. Emily knows that her father would object to her travelling if he knew the real reason as he's always been against his daughter marrying a Tunisian/Muslim man.
In Tunis, Sophia gets to know her father, though Emily still keeps her distance from Hicham. Just when things are going well between father and daughter, the unimaginable happens - Sophia is kidnapped from under Hicham's nose.
Despite pleading his innocence, the authorities won't believe Hicham's version of events. Due to his dubious past and his erratic behaviour, he's arrested in suspicion of kidnapping his own daughter. Hicham is forced into a solitary journey to find Sophia and clear his name.
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 120 min
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Dhafer L'Abidine
- Producer
- Dhafer L'Abidine
- Co-Producer
- Sophie Lipsey
- Executive Producer
- Christopher Simon
- Editor
- Hafedh Laridhi
- Screenwriter
- Dhafer L'Abidine
- Director of Photography
- Willie Nel
- Production Designer
- Blair Barnette
- Sound
- Ross Adams
- Principal cast
- Dhafer L'Abidine, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jonathan Hyde
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
United Arab Emirates, UK co-production
Double A Productions (UAE), New Sparta Productions (UK)
New Sparta Productions
Sophie LipseyWillowdene
Barneshall Avenue
Worcester
WR5 3EU
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