Fespaco: Tunisia Thriller Ashkal Takes Top Film Prize
A first-time solo feature film director has won one of cinema’s top awards. A representative for Youssef Chebbi, 38, said the filmmaker was “grateful for the trophy” at Fespaco in Burkina Faso, awarded for the murder mystery Ashkal, set in his native Tunisia. The film sees a male-female police duo unravel a dark and puzzling…