title: The Flower of Aleppo
text: # The Flower of Aleppo
  
  The Flower of Aleppo (Arabic: زهرة حلب; French: La Fleur d'Alep) is a 2016 Tunisian drama film directed by Ridha Behi. It was originally selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but this was changed to As I Open My Eyes by Leyla Bouzid.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Hend Sabry as Salma
  * Hichem Rostom
  * Badis Behi as Mourad
  * Ahmed Hafiene
  * Amer Abu Matar as Abu Khalil
  
  ## Release
  
  The film was initially screened for the first time at the opening ceremony of the 27th Carthage Film Festival on 28 October 2016, then it had its regular release in theaters in Tunisia on 6 November 2016.
  
  