The Season of Men
The Season of Men

The Season of Men

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2000
2h 2m
4.4(8 votes)
Drama

Overview

An 18 year old on the island Djerba, Aicha, is married to Said, who works in Tunis for much of the year. Aicha breaks with tradition and decides to join Said in Tunis, weaving rugs to make money. Said asks that she give him a son, so Aicha lives under the rule of her mother-in-law.

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Les Films du Losange
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Cast & Crew

32 members
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Rabia Ben Abdallah

Aicha

Rabia Ben Abdallah
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Sabah Bouzouita

Zeineb

Sabah Bouzouita
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Ghalia Ben Ali

Meriem

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هند صبري

Emna

هند صبري
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Ezzedine Gannoun

Said

Ezzedine Gannoun
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Mouna Noureddine

Matriarch

Mouna Noureddine
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Azza Baaziz

Meriem as a child

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Lilia Falkat

Emna as a child

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Adel Hergal

Aziz

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Houyem Rassaa

Zohra

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Kaouther Belhaj

Fatma

Kaouther Belhaj
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Néjib Belkadhi

Sami

Néjib Belkadhi
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Jamel Madani

Younes

Jamel Madani
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Sadok Boutouria

Am Ali

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Zakia Ben Ayed

Regaya

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Meherzia Ben Nasser

Mahbouba

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Ikram Azouz

Slimane

Ikram Azouz
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Ahmed Hafiene

Ghali

Ahmed Hafiene
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Ali Khemiri

Unknown Role

Ali Khemiri
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Leila Chebbi

Salha

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Wajiha Jendoubi

Salwa

Wajiha Jendoubi
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Habiba Soussi

Ftima

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Khaled Gheffed

Fishmonger

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Chedly Ben Messaoud

Doctor

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Tarek Zammouri

Hamed

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Hatem Maroub

Strapping lad

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Brahim Saidi

Strapping lad

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Gueith Barkallah

Faycal

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Sabrine Ben Jeddy

Young woman in Menzel

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Rami Anane

Young woman in Menzel

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Habiba Douzi

Wise woman

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Jalila Farjalla

Djerba

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