A father's failing health forces a reversal of roles at the center of "Tomorrow" (original title "Ghodwa"), a 2022 Tunisian drama written, directed by and starring Dhafer L'Abidine, running a tight 60 minutes.
What is Tomorrow about?
Habib is a man whose political past under Tunisia's old dictatorship still shadows his present, and as his health worsens, that past becomes dangerous in a new way. His 15-year-old son from a previous marriage, Ahmed, is pulled out of an ordinary adolescence and into the position of protecting his father, trying to keep him safe as the ground shifts under both of them. Neither is prepared for the chaotic, uncertain place this leaves them, and the film stays close to that pressure: a boy learning to look after the parent who used to look after him, set against a country still working through its own recent history.
About the cast
Dhafer L'Abidine both directs and stars as Habib, with Najla Ben Abdallah, Ahmed Berrhouma and Ghanem Zrelli filling out the family and community around him, a small, focused cast that suits the film's tight, hour-long runtime and its close attention on one household.
Context & significance
"Tomorrow" is a Tunisian production from 2022 holding a 6.2 audience rating, categorized as Drama. Its short, hour-long runtime keeps the story compact rather than sprawling, and its setting inside the lingering effects of dictatorship-era Tunisia gives the father-son story a specific historical weight without turning the film into a history lesson: the politics stay in the background, felt through Habib's present-day fear rather than spelled out in detail.
Watching Tomorrow on Ktime
"Tomorrow" streams on K-Time with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles available, so viewers can pick whichever suits them. A free K-Time account and login are required to watch; the film's page can be browsed without one, and the whole platform is built with a Farsi-speaking, diaspora audience in mind.