The Season of Men
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Moufida Tlatli
Kaouther Bel Haj Ali
Sadok Boutouria
Sami Maatougui
Houyem Rassaa
Rami Anana
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Aicha married Said when she was 18. But Said, like his brothers, works in Tunis for 11 months of the year. His wife, like his brothers' wives, remains in Djerba, in a household run by his mother, as is the tradition. On her wedding night, Aicha speaks out of her desire to break with tradition and go to live with Said in Tunis. On the grounds of the precariousness of his life there, he refuses. To earn the money necessary for the trip, Aicha suggests selling the beautiful carpets she weaves. He agrees to this, but adds another condition: to earn the right to live with him in Tunis, first she must bear him a son. For the first few years, the return of the men is experienced with a kind of festivity: the women look forward to it like a new honeymoon. But Aicha will spend many years waiting, knotting the carpets that will enrich Said and stifle their lives. Constantly exposed to the criticism of her domineering and interfering mother-in-law, Aicha wants to run away.
Director
Moufida Tlatli
Cast
Kaouther Bel Haj Ali
Sadok Boutouria
Sami Maatougui
Houyem Rassaa
Rami Anana
Francois Couturier
Meherzia Ben Nasser
Rabiaa Ben Abdallah
Bechir Selmi
Sabah Bouzouita
Habiba Soussi
Chedly Ben Messaound
Adel Hergal
Jalila Farjallah
Lassaad Chaal
Lassaad Hosni
Habiba Douzi
Nejib Belkadhi
Sam Slimane
Lila Falkat
Brahim Saidi
Jamel Madani
Ghalia Ben Ali
Tarak Zammouri
Zakia Ben Ayed
Ezzedine Guennoun
Sabine Ben Jeddy
Ali Kherimi
Gueith Barkallah
Hend Sabri
Khaled Ghefed
Anissa Kasbaoui
Lassaad Kamach
Hichem Badrani
Leila Chebbi
Bessam Makni
Azza Baaziz
Ahmed Hefiane
Mouna Noureddine
Hatem Maroub
Wajiha Jendoubi
Nasredine Haddad
Troupe De Tahar Raihani
Ikram Azouz
Crew
Mouna Ben Abda
Nadia Anane
Senda Anane
Essia Baaziz
Mounir Baaziz
Youssef Ben Youssef
Claude Bennys
Dora Bouchoucha
Hinde Boujemaa
Nouri Bouzid
Nouri Bouzid
Nouri Bouzid
Anouar Brahem
Anouar Brahem
Anouar Brahem
Youssef Chaoali
Chedli Chaouachi
Chedli Chaouachi
Isabelle Devinck
Herve Grandsart
Nomadis Images
Fatma Jaziri
Khaled Joulak
Touhamy Kochbati
Narjess Krichen
Thierry Lebon
Jean-pierre Lelong
Christian Lete
Michel Lisowski
Mourad Louanchi
Stefan Lucas
Margaret Mtntgoz
Saida Ben Mahmoud
Frida Marzouk
Francois Mechali
Naama Mejri
Mario Melchiori
Bruno Mercere
Mohamed Ali Mihoub
Nathalie Nghet
Nathalie Nghet
Gregory Pocelet
Mohsen Raies
Hammadi Riahi
Hervé Ruet
Faouzi Thabet
Mohamed Tlatli
Moufida Tlatli
Neji Zahrouni
Elyes Zrelli
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States September 28, 2001
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States Fall September 28, 2001
Released in United States May 2000
Released in United States September 2000
Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 10-21, 2000.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Main Programme Features) January 24 - February 24, 2001.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Planet Africa) September 7-16, 2000.
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Main Programme Features) January 24 - February 24, 2001.)
Released in United States May 2000 (Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 10-21, 2000.)
Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Planet Africa) September 7-16, 2000.)
Limited Release in United States September 28, 2001
Released in United States Fall September 28, 2001
