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Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces

Country: Tunisia, Language: Arabic, 98 mins

Original Title

Asfour Stah
  • Director: Férid Boughedir
  • Writer: Férid Boughedir; Nouri Bouzid
  • Producer: Ahmed Baha Attia; Sylvain Bursztejn

CGiii Comment

It's just a silly, coming-of-age (sex) comedy with more than enough camp characters to make you foam at the mouth.

The acting is bizarre - exaggerated gestures, somewhat reminiscent of the silent era dramatists.

In essence, this is a Tunisian version of a terrible teen American movie - complete with the unnecessary poofs.

Culturally, it's different - but, that same old preoccupation with sex is a worldwide condition.

Nothing new - just a little farce-like weirdness.


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The(ir) Blurb...

A coming-of-age comedy/drama set in Tunisia. Twelve-year-old Noura is an impressionable boy who must learn to reconcile two conflicting worlds - the loving world of Muslim women and the vastly different, harsher world of men - while also dealing with his own budding sexuality.

Cast & Characters

Selim Boughedir as Noura;
Mustapha Adouani as Si Azzouz;
Rabia Ben Abdallah as La Jamila;
Mohammed Driss as Salih;
Helene Catzaras as Latifa;
Fatima Ben Sa-dane as Salouha;
Abdelhamid Gayess as Cheick Mohktar;
Jamel Sassi as Moncef;
Radhouane Meddeb as Mounir;
Carolyn Chelby as Leila;
Zahira Ben Ammar as La matrone;
Fethi Haddaoui as Khemais;
Aissa Harrath as Ali;
Taoufik Chabchoub as Colombo;
Siah Msadek as Le boucher et l'ogre