Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces

1990 · 98 min · ★ 6.4 · Comedy, Drama

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.

Directed by Férid Boughedir · Written by Férid Boughedir

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Selim Boughedir Noura
Rabia Ben Abdallah Jamila, Noura's mother
Mustapha Adouani Si Azzouz, Noura's father
Mohamed Driss Salih
Hélène Catzaras Latifa
Fatima Ben Saïdane Salouha
Carolyn Chelby Leila
Abdelhamid Guayas Sheikh Mokhtar
Jamel Sassi Moncef
Zahira Ben Ammar The matron
Radhouane El Meddeb Mounir
Jamila Ourabi Owner of the hammam

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