Acting

Zahira Ben Ammar

A Tunisian writer, director and actress, born in Tunis. She contributed to the revival of the theater movement in Tunisia since its beginning in the eighties with the Triangle Theater Troupe, with which she began her career. She worked with major Tunisian directors and established a theater company in 2000 that wrote and directed many plays. She participated in several training courses in the thea…

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Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces · 1990

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces

MovieComedyDrama

Twelve-year-old Noura dangles uncertainly in that difficult netherworld between childhood and adulthood. His growing libido has gotten him banned from the women's baths, where his mother took him when he was younger, but he's not yet old enough to participate in grown-up discussions with the men of his Tunisian village. Noura's only real friend is a troublemaker named Salih -- the village political outcast.

Noce d'été

Noce d'été · 2004

Hamid is a journalist, in his late thirties and he sees his celibacy with his petty bourgeois family as an escape route so as not to resemble his own. His family wants to marry him at all costs to his neighbor Rym (30) to put an end to his hesitation, and the bad tongues that do not spare hardened single people. Not daring to oppose his family's decision to marry, Hamid prefers to avoid the atmosphere of preparations.

The Silences of the Palace

The Silences of the Palace · 1994

The Silences of the Palace

The death of a prince brings a young woman back to the palace where she was born into servitude. The lingering legacy is brought into light from behind frosted windows and velvet curtains.

Arab

With no news of her companion Seif, a Palestinian fighter who disappeared in Beirut, Houria, a stewardess with an Arab airline, returns to Tunisia in search of Khélil, a war photographer who was the last to meet the missing man. But she finds herself trapped in an environment under siege, transported back several centuries to the era of Arab chivalric epics with their abducted heroines and vengeances of honor.

Silence... Classes Resume

Silence... Classes Resume · 2022

Silence... Classes Resume

"Silence... On reprend les cours" is a Tunisian short film that explores the challenges of the education system. It highlights the tension between students' personal struggles and the pressures of a rigid schooling environment, reflecting on themes like conformity and the emotional impact of academic life.

The Hotel

The Hotel · 2004

The events of the sitcom take place in an old hotel located in the middle of the ancient Medina and follow the daily life of the working staff and the family of the hotel owner.

Windmill

Windmill · 2014

SeriesDramaCrime

A journalist who helps the police in their investigation against Hanen Lahmar, a clinic owner and a mafia boss specialized in organ trafficking.

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Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces · 1990

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces

MovieComedyDrama

Twelve-year-old Noura dangles uncertainly in that difficult netherworld between childhood and adulthood. His growing libido has gotten him banned from the women's baths, where his mother took him when he was younger, but he's not yet old enough to participate in grown-up discussions with the men of his Tunisian village. Noura's only real friend is a troublemaker named Salih -- the village political outcast.

The matron

Noce d'été

Noce d'été · 2004

Hamid is a journalist, in his late thirties and he sees his celibacy with his petty bourgeois family as an escape route so as not to resemble his own. His family wants to marry him at all costs to his neighbor Rym (30) to put an end to his hesitation, and the bad tongues that do not spare hardened single people. Not daring to oppose his family's decision to marry, Hamid prefers to avoid the atmosphere of preparations.

The Silences of the Palace

The Silences of the Palace · 1994

The Silences of the Palace

The death of a prince brings a young woman back to the palace where she was born into servitude. The lingering legacy is brought into light from behind frosted windows and velvet curtains.

Habiba

Arab

With no news of her companion Seif, a Palestinian fighter who disappeared in Beirut, Houria, a stewardess with an Arab airline, returns to Tunisia in search of Khélil, a war photographer who was the last to meet the missing man. But she finds herself trapped in an environment under siege, transported back several centuries to the era of Arab chivalric epics with their abducted heroines and vengeances of honor.

Silence... Classes Resume

Silence... Classes Resume · 2022

Silence... Classes Resume

"Silence... On reprend les cours" is a Tunisian short film that explores the challenges of the education system. It highlights the tension between students' personal struggles and the pressures of a rigid schooling environment, reflecting on themes like conformity and the emotional impact of academic life.

The Hotel

The Hotel · 2004

The events of the sitcom take place in an old hotel located in the middle of the ancient Medina and follow the daily life of the working staff and the family of the hotel owner.

Jaouida

Windmill

Windmill · 2014

SeriesDramaCrime

A journalist who helps the police in their investigation against Hanen Lahmar, a clinic owner and a mafia boss specialized in organ trafficking.

Emna Lahmar