THE FUSE

In her third film, “In a Whisper,” Tunisian writer-director Leyla Bouzid charts an emotional mystery for her characters. Ostensibly the film is about a family gathering for the funeral of a prodigal son, while the protagonist, his niece, tries to uncover how he died. However, the film is less a whodunnit than it is an excavation of the past, finding truth in complex familial relationships. It plays like a hazy memory piece where ghosts visit from the past — and the more those in the present talk about them, the clearer the memories become, and perhaps a path forward can emerge.