LA SAISON DES HOMMES
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
Country: France
Duration: 122 minutes
Credits
- Moufida TLATI Director
- Moufida TLATI Screenplay
- Youssef BEN YOUSSEF Cinematography
- Anouar BRAHAM Music
- Isabelle DEVINCK Editing
- Khaled JOULAK Production Design
Casting
- Sabeh BOUZOUITA Zeineb
- Ezzedine GUENNOUN Saïd
- Hend SABRI Emna
- Rabiaa BEN ABDALLAH Aïcha
- Ghalia BEN ALI Meriem