The Season of Men

The Season of Men

Film poster
Directed by Moufida Tlatli
Produced by Mohamed Tlatli
Margaret Ménégoz
Dora Bouchoucha Fourati
Written by Moufida Tlatli
Nouri Bouzid
Starring Rabia Ben Abdallah
Cinematography Youssef Ben Youssef
Release dates
  • 13 May 2000 (2000-05-13)
Running time
122 minutes
Country Tunisia
France
Language 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

References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: The Season of Men". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 15 October 2009.

External links

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