---
title: 'As I Open My Eyes (2015)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Leyla Bouzid'
released: '2015-09-05'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Tunisia'
  - 'France'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/as-i-open-my-eyes-2015'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4400174/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# As I Open My Eyes (2015)

2015 · 102 min · Drama · Tunisia, France, Belgium

Original title: À peine j'ouvre les yeux

## Synopsis

As I Open My Eyes is a 2015 French-Tunisian drama film directed by Leyla Bouzid. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Baya Medhaffar stars as a teenage rock singer. The film is Bouzid's first feature. It was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. However, the film was not included on the final list of submissions published by the Academy.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Leyla Bouzid](https://cinepixo.com/people/leyla-bouzid)
- **Screenplay:** [Leyla Bouzid](https://cinepixo.com/people/leyla-bouzid), [Marie-Sophie Chambon](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-sophie-chambon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Khyam Allami](https://cinepixo.com/people/khyam-allami)
- **Editor:** [Lilian Corbeille](https://cinepixo.com/people/lilian-corbeille)

## Cast

- [Ghalia Benali](https://cinepixo.com/people/ghalia-benali) as Hayet, la mère de Farah
- [Baya Medhaffar](https://cinepixo.com/people/baya-medhaffar) as Farah Hallel, la jeune chanteuse

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/as-i-open-my-eyes-2015
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