After the mysterious death of her uncle, Lilia returns to her homeland Tunisia with her French girlfriend to attend his funeral ceremony. As the unusual circumstances surrounding his death are slowly uncovered, Lilia must increasingly try to reconcile her own sexual identity with her family's traditional values.

Bouzid's sensitive family portrait explores the burdens and silences of queer life across genders and generations in Tunisia.

In A Whisper celebrated its world premiere in competition at this year's Berlinale. ALFILM is honored to present it as the closing film of the 17th edition.