Acting
Jamel Sassi
Jamel Sassi is a Tunisian actor and director who participated in numerous theatrical, television, and film works. He is best known for his role as "Haffa" in the Ramadan series El Khottab Al Bab in 1996 and 1997. He also appeared in other works such as Anbar El Lil by Habib El Mselmani in 1999, Dhafaer in 2002, and Kamret Sidi Mahrous in 2004.
Known For
What the Day Owes the Night · 2012What the Day Owes the Night
★ 7.62012
MovieDramaRomance
Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths, with whom he becomes friends. Emilie is one of the gang; everyone is in love with her. A great love story develops between Jonas and Emilie, which is soon unsettled by the conflicts troubling the country.
Arab Blues · 2020Arab Blues
★ 6.12020
MovieComedyDrama
Selma, a psychoanalyst, deals with a cast of colorful new patients after returning home to Tunisia to open a practice.
A Summer in La Goulette · 1996A Summer in La Goulette
★ 6.11996
MovieDramaComedy
Summer of 1967. La Goulette, a touristic beach of Tunisia, is the site where three seventeen-year-old girls live: Gigi, Sicilian and Catholic; Meriem, Tunisian and Muslim; Tina, French and Jewish. They would like to have their first sexual experience during that summer, challenging their families. Their fathers, Youssef, Jojo and Giuseppe, are old friends and their friendship will be in crisis because of the girls, while Hadj, an old rich Arab, would like to marry Meriem.
Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces · 1990Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces
★ 6.41990
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.
How Kids Roll · 2024How Kids Roll
★ 5.52024
MovieDrama
In the midst of the war in Gaza during the Second Intifada in 2003, two 12-year-old boys, one Palestinian and one Israeli, along with a former surfing champion, form a friendship united by the love of water and learn from each other.
The Guest · 2017The Guest
★ 1.02017
MovieDrama
Even though he's been living with Fouad for three years, Malik is going to marry Halima. Since Fouad doesn't accept this marriage, which would imply a total upheaval of their everyday life, Malik makes him promise not to attend the wedding, which will take place in his parents’ village. As the ceremony approaches, the pressure builds. Will Malik choose to save face in front of his family and the wedding guests or will he choose to save the relationship with the one he loves?
Noura's Dream · 2019Noura's Dream
★ 5.72019
MovieDrama
With her abusive husband in jail and a coveted divorce pending, hardworking Noura can almost grasp a happy, new life with lover Lassaad — but when the best-laid plans are upended, Noura must tap her unshakable will to fulfill her dream.
Jad · 2025Jad
2025
MovieDrama
After a brutal car accident, Ahmed, a driven young businessman, is critically injured and trapped in a Tunisian public hospital with his younger brother Nour. Thrust into an unfamiliar, chaotic system, he discovers a world of pain, waiting, and silent resilience. As Nour clings to life, Ahmed is forced to confront his own values, social inequality, and the fragility of control. His experience becomes a powerful lens through which the film critiques Tunisia’s struggling public healthcare system—marked by neglect and human suffering. This unexpected ordeal transforms Ahmed, reshaping his bond with Nour and his view of the world forever.
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The Gulf War... What Next? · 1993The Gulf War... What Next?
★ 9.01993
MovieDramaDocumentary
The second Gulf War from 1990 to 1991 represents in the collective Arab memory a turning point in regards to the Arab nationalism’s self-perception as well as a moment of deep historical and existential insecurity. Five Arab directors discuss the events from their personal perspective.
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