On Djerba, the women are alone in their houses for eleven months of the year, while the men work in Tunis; the «season of men» only lasts one month. Aïcha wants to move to Tunis with her husband, but first she needs to give birth to a son. When the boy is born, he is autistic.
A sensual study of a society whose patriarchal system restricts men as well as women.
Fiction
2000
Tunisia/France
124′
Arab+F/d/f
Saturday 21/11/2020 – 11:00 am
Moufida Tlatli, born 1947, was one of the most important editors in Tunisian cinema and began making her own films in 1994. She was a member of the jury in Cannes in 2001.
Screenplay: Nouri Bouzid/Moufida Tlatli
Cinematography: Youssef Ben Youssef
Music: Anouar Brahem
Editing : Isabelle Devinck/Claire Le Villain et al.
Cast:
Rabia Ben Abdallah
Sabah Bouzouita
Ghalia Benali
Hind Sabri