Ramzi Ben Sliman
Ramzi Ben Sliman was born in Paris between the second oil crisis and François Mitterrand’s entry into power. He studied econometrics at ENS Paris. Before directing MY REVOLUTION, he made his living by teaching mathematics at university. He adapted and directed Albert Camus’ The Outsider at Studio Theater 14 in Paris and has also directed two short films. His passion for cinema started with his father, a traveling projectionist, and the screening room was his school. MY REVOLUTION is his first feature film.

Director's statement
What initially ignited my desire to do this movie was the historic upheaval that was the Arab Spring. Mohamed Bouazizi, a simple street vendor, answered the violence of power by reviving the Buddhist code of honor: he burned himself alive. It’s this sacrifice, this individual and isolated act, that will activate the fall of the tyrant. Romantically heroic, this young Tunisian wasn’t aware that his deed would open history’s gates. This is radically opposite to what leads Marwann’s character to his imposture. The teenager takes advantage of a worldwide historic event only to attract Sygrid’s attention, whom he’s infatuated with. The other reason is more personal, as this revolution raised some issues about who I am: a Frenchman, son of Tunisian immigrants. With much fervor, I promptly took part in the demonstrations celebrating Ben Ali’s fall in the streets of Paris, spurred by a deep, equivocal feeling of belonging to a country that I don’t know that well. […] Little by little, while writing the script, I finally admitted the complexity of that sense of belonging. I linked it to Marwann’s path. […] Marwann is hurled into that historic turmoil. He has to tame his feelings, understand, experience. […] He’s growing up”.