The Season of Men
| The Season of Men | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Moufida Tlatli |
| Written by | Moufida Tlatli Nouri Bouzid |
| Produced by | Mohamed Tlatli Margaret Ménégoz Dora Bouchoucha Fourati |
| Starring | Rabia Ben Abdallah |
| Cinematography | Youssef Ben Youssef |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Countries | Tunisia France |
| Languages | Arabic French |
The Season of Men (Arabic: موسم الرجال (فيلم), translit. Maussim al-rijal, French: La saison des hommes) is a 2000 French-Tunisian drama film directed by Moufida Tlatli. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Plot
An 18-year-old on the island Djerba, Aicha, is married to Said, who works in Tunis for much of the year. Aicha breaks with tradition and decides to join Said in Tunis, weaving rugs to make money. Said asks that she give him a son, so Aicha lives under the rule of her mother-in-law.
Cast
- Rabia Ben Abdallah as Aicha (as Rabiaa Ben Abdallah)
- Sabah Bouzouita as Zeineb
- Ghalia Benali as Meriem (as Ghalla Ben Ali)
- Hend Sabri as Emna
- Ezzedine Gannoun as Said (as Ezzedine Guennoun)
- Mouna Noureddine as Matriarch
- Azza Baaziz as Meriem as a child
- Lilia Falkat as Emna as a child
- Adel Hergal as Aziz
- Houyem Rassaa as Zohra
- Kaouther Bel Haj Ali as Fatma
- Néjib Belkadhi as Sami
- Jamal Madani as Younes
- Sadok Boutouria as Am Ali
- Zakia Ben Ayed as Regaya
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Season of Men". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
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