The Resilience of Bou Saadiya

Someone once said: "If Atlas, who carried the world on his shoulders, was not crushed by this weight, it was because he was a dancer". This is also the story of this street entertainer “Bou Saadiya” Mythical character of Tunisian popular folklore, dancer and street musician, half acrobat half sorcerer.
Bou Saadiya roams the streets and cities of Tunisia wearing his clown disguise in the colors of Africa to give dance performances to the rhythm of "Stimbeli" music.
Bou Saadiya entertains the spectators, but his heart is heavy; he searches among the crowd around him for the face of his daughter who has been taken from him.