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In the chaotic aftermath of the Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution, many fled their homeland braved hostile travel conditions in order to find refuge abroad. This is the premise of Raja Amari’s new film “Foreign Body,” which follows the young Samia (Sarra Hannachi) as she illegally arrives in France only to discover a new set of struggles. With no family or immigration papers, Samia reconnects with Imed (Salim Kechiouche), a young man from her past, and soon finds work in the employ of the elegant Leila (Hiam Abbass), but Samia finds herself caught in a web of sexual tension and class anxiety between the two of them. Watch an exclusive trailer for the film below and check out the poster as well.

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Amari has previously directed “Satin Rouge,” about...

I, Daniel BlakeDear Danny,Has it already been a year since we last exchanged notes and opinions on the film festival circuit? Toronto in September is this movie lover’s favorite place and time, and, despite a literally damp start (out of the airport and right into an abrupt, monsoon-style downpour), the appetite for discovery remains as insatiable as ever. Tiff for me has always been an escape—not just from my very non-cinephile work but also from the limitations of the multiplex, where hackneyed would-be blockbuster follows hackneyed would-be blockbuster in a seldom interrupted procession of mediocrity. The range and variety of festivals function as heartening correctives, reminders, as a friend recently and succinctly put it in response to yet another cinema-is-dead pronouncement, that movies aren’t just Hollywood or just what can be seen right now. I’m often anxious as I enter Tiff, yet I always leave it in euphoria,...