The Season of Men (2001)

Synopsis: On Djerba, Aïcha (Rabiaa Ben Abdallah) is expected to follow tradition and live all her life with her mother-in-law while her husband Saïd (Ezzedine Gennoun) goes to Tunis every year for eleven... On Djerba, Aïcha (Rabiaa Ben Abdallah) is expected to follow tradition and live all her life with her mother-in-law while her husband Saïd (Ezzedine Gennoun) goes to Tunis every year for eleven months to sell rugs. On the day she is married, she tells him that she wants to break tradition and go with him. He tells her that the only way he will allow her to go is if she bears him a son. Aïcha has two daughters. Finally, after years of suffering under the critical eye of Saïd's mother and the physical labor of rug making, Aïcha has a son, Aziz (Adel Hergal) and the family moves to Tunis. But her son is autistic and Saïd moves into his shop, unable to cope with his son's temper tantrums. Aïcha decides to move back to Djerba, to reconcile her past and raise her son. Aziz has an unusual creative talent, and begins to weave rugs with his mother. Aïcha's family begins to look toward a hopeful future. A scene in which all of the wives meet to henna each other's hair and primp before their husbands return for "the season of men" is touching in its subtlety and intimacy. [More]

Starring: Rabiaa Ben Abdallah, Sabah Bouzouita, Ghalia Ben Ali, Hend Sabri

Starring: Rabiaa Ben Abdallah, Sabah Bouzouita, Ghalia Ben Ali, Hend Sabri, Ezzedine Gennoun, Adel Hergal

Director: Moufida Tlatli

Director: Moufida Tlatli
Screenwriter: Nouri Bouzid, Moufida Tlatli
Producer: Margaret Menegoz
Composer: Anouar Brahem
Studio: Cowboy Pictures

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