Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces.

1990/ Arabic

98 min/Tunisia | France | Italy/

Director: Férid Boughedir.

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Plot Summary

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 Moslem women and the vastly different, harsher world of men - while also dealing with his own budding sexuality.

Awards:

1] Carthage Film Festival, 1990: Tanit d'Or: Férid Boughedir.

2] César Awards, France, 1991: Nominated: César: Best First Work: Férid Boughedir.

3] Valencia Festival of Mediterranean Cinema, 1990: Golden Palm:
Férid Boughedir.

4] Würzburg International Filmweekend, 1991: Audience Award:
Férid Boughedir.