Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Ferid Boughedir
Selim Boughedir
Mohamed Driss
Helene Katzaras
Rabia Ben Abdallah
Fatma Ben Saidane
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A 12-year-old Tunisian boy experiences a sexual awakening in Halfaouine, a working-class district in old Tunis.
Director
Ferid Boughedir
Cast
Selim Boughedir
Mohamed Driss
Helene Katzaras
Rabia Ben Abdallah
Fatma Ben Saidane
Mustapha Adouani
Carolyn Chelby
Annouche Setbon
Zehira Ben Ammar
Fethi Heddaoui
Crew
Ahmed Baha Eddine Attia
Mounir Baaziz
Georges Barsky
Georges Barsky
Claude Bennys
Marie France Bonin
Ferid Boughedir
Ferid Boughedir
Nouri Bouzid
Anouar Braham
Hassen Daldoul
Hassen Daldoul
Taieb Jallouli
Taoufik Jebali
Hechmi Joulak
Touhami Kochbati
M Labidi
Maryse Leon Garcia
Anne Mirman
Marie-christine Rougerie
Eliane Stutterheim
Moufida Tlatli
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at New Directors/New Films series New York City March 15-31, 1991.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 26 - May 9, 1991.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 6-19, 1997.
Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (Young Cinema) September 27 - October 6, 1991.
Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 6-15, 1990.
As a documentary filmmaker, Ferid Boughedir's films include "Camera d'Afrique" (1983), "Cinema de Carthage" (1985) and "Camera Araba" (1987). "Halfaouine" (1990) is his feature directorial debut.
Began shooting October 1989.
Completed shooting November 1989.
Released in United States 1990 (Shown at Carthage Film Festival in Tunis October 26 - November 3, 1990.)
Released in United States 1991 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica February 28 - March 8, 1991.)
Released in United States 1991 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 26 - May 9, 1991.)
Released in United States 1991 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (Young Cinema) September 27 - October 6, 1991.)
Released in United States March 1991 (Shown at New Directors/New Films series New York City March 15-31, 1991.)
Released in United States March 1997 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 6-19, 1997.)
Released in United States May 1990 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 10-21, 1990.)
Released in United States 1990
Released in United States 1991
Released in United States December 1990
Released in United States Fall September 8, 1995
Released in United States March 1991
Released in United States March 1997
Released in United States May 1990
Released in United States May 1995
Released in United States November 1990
Released in United States September 1990
Shown at "Crossroads: The North Africa and Middle East Film Festival" in New York City (Public Theater) May 5-31, 1995.
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica February 28 - March 8, 1991.
Shown at Cairo International Film Festival December 3-16, 1990.
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 10-21, 1990.
Shown at Carthage Film Festival in Tunis October 26 - November 3, 1990.
Shown at London Film Festival November 8-25, 1990.
Released in United States May 1995 (Shown at "Crossroads: The North Africa and Middle East Film Festival" in New York City (Public Theater) May 5-31, 1995.)
Released in United States September 1990 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 6-15, 1990.)
Released in United States Fall September 8, 1995
Released in United States November 1990 (Shown at London Film Festival November 8-25, 1990.)
Released in United States December 1990 (Shown at Cairo International Film Festival December 3-16, 1990.)
