LA SAISON DES HOMMES

Moufida TLATI
  • 2000
  • Un Certain Regard

In Djerba, Aicha, 18, has married Said who works eleven months a year in Tunis.
From the honeymoon on, Aicha expresses her desire to break free from the tradition and leave for Tunis.
The brave and bold young woman proposes to weave carpets in order to earn enough money to make her dream come true.
Said imposes one condition: she must give birth to a son. In the beginning, the homecoming of the men is a pretext for a cebration for the women are preparing with joy: the applying of the henné, the bath, the laughs; Then as years go by, Aicha, Zeineb, Zohra and Fatma become disillusioned.
Aicha gave birth to two daughters, and Aziz’s birth brings the dream closer to life. But this much awaited son bears his mother’s heartbreak.
Years later, Aicha returns with Aziz, her daughters, the loya

Directed by : Moufida TLATI
Country: France
Duration: 122 minutes

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ABSCHIED

ABSCHIED

Jan SCHÜTTE
ASI ES LA VIDA

ASI ES LA VIDA

Arturo RIPSTEIN
CAPITAES DE ABRIL

CAPITAES DE ABRIL

Maria DE MEDEIROS
DJOMEH

DJOMEH

Hassan YEKPATANAH
EU TU ELES

EU TU ELES

Andrucha WADDINGTON
FAMOUS

FAMOUS

Griffin DUNNE
JACKY

JACKY

Brat LJATIFI, Pyng Hu FOW
LE PREMIER DU NOM

LE PREMIER DU NOM

Sabine FRANEL
LISTA DE ESPERA

LISTA DE ESPERA

Juan Carlos TABIO
LOST KILLERS

LOST KILLERS

Dito TSINTSADZE
NICHIYOBI WA OWARANAI

NICHIYOBI WA OWARANAI

Yoichiro TAKAHASHI
OH! SOO-JUNG

OH! SOO-JUNG

Sangsoo HONG
SAINT-CYR

SAINT-CYR

Patricia MAZUY
THE KING IS ALIVE

THE KING IS ALIVE

Kristian LEVRING
TIERRA DEL FUEGO

TIERRA DEL FUEGO

Miguel LITTIN
WILD BLUE

WILD BLUE

Thierry KNAUFF
WOMAN ON TOP

WOMAN ON TOP

Fina TORRES