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Tunisian Filmmaker Unveils Father’s Coup Secrets in Documentary

3/14/2026

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The Tunisian filmmaker Fatma Riahi presents the documentary My Father Killed Bourguiba, examining her father's role in a failed coup against Habib Bourguiba and years of silence under fear of the Ben Ali regime.
Her drive to make the film followed her 2017 testimony to Tunisia's Truth and Dignity Commission.
The film was featured at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival from March 5 to 15, 2026.

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The Tunisian filmmaker Fatma Riahi presents the documentary My Father Killed Bourguiba, examining her father's role in a failed coup against Habib Bourguiba and years of silence under fear of the Ben Ali regime.
Her drive to make the film followed her 2017 testimony to Tunisia's Truth and Dignity Commission.
The film was featured at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival from March 5 to 15, 2026.