Season of Men Reviews
Filmcritic.com
Though it has its share of misses, it is still a positive and reflexive look at a people much ignored.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
culturevulture.net
Tlatli builds an in-depth picture of the struggle between old ways and liberated expectations.
Spirituality and Practice
A few scenes effectively convey the sisterhood of these oppressed women but most of the time we are left with a keen sense of their deep sadness.
Top CriticIts evocation of a traditional society wracked with unease conveys a deep, lingering sadness and sense of frustration.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Compuserve
An often heartbreaking story of the plight of frustrated women in the traditional society of Tunisia.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Sight and Sound
While the film's metaphors imbue it with a poetic texture, these are embedded in social and economic realities.
BBC
Touching, truthful, and tasteful.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Its primary interest doesn't lie in its storytelling but in its sociology -- in the window it opens onto a Muslim Middle Eastern society in transition.
