Red Path

Red Path (French: Les Enfants rouges) is a drama film, directed by Lotfi Achour and released in 2024. Based on a true story, the film stars Ali Helali as Ashraf, a young boy who is exploring Tunisia's Mghila Mountain with his older cousin Nizar (Yassine Samouni) when the boys are set upon by jihadist terrorists, who kill Nizar and force Ashraf to walk back home alone with Nizar's severed head as a warning to their community. The cast also includes Eya Bouteraa, Wided Dabebi, Latifa Gafsi, Noureddine Hamami, Rayen Karoui, Mounir Khazri, Jemii Lamari, Younes Naouar and Salha Nasraoui in supporting roles. The film is a co-production of companies from Tunisia, France, Belgium, Poland, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.