Sweet Smell of Spring. Genre: Comedy. Director: Férid Boughedir. Cast: Zied Ayadi, Sara Hanachi, Zied Touati, Fatima Ben Saïdane, Aïcha Ben Ahmed. Release Date: 2016-04-20. Runtime: 103 minutes. Rating: 4/10. In 2011 Tunisia, as the Arab Spring awakens, unemployed graduate Aziz, nicknamed Zizou (Zied Ayadi), travels from his Saharan village to the big city of Tunis in search of a job. From television aerial installation to political intrigue, this fresh-faced young Candide will learn the ways of the world, fall in love with the ravishing Aicha (Sara Hanachi), and become famous.--Eddie Cockrell, FilmFest DC