The Men's Season
Synopsis
Aïcha married Saïd when she was 18. But Saïd, like his brothers, works in Tunis for 11 months of the year. His wife, like the other married women, remains in Djerba, in a household run by his mother, as is the tradition. On her wedding night, Aïcha speaks out of her desire to break with the tradition and go to live with Saïd in Tunis. On grounds of the precariousness of his life there, he refuses. To earn the money necessary for the trip, Aïcha suggests selling the beautiful carpets she weaves. He agrees to this, but adds another condition : to earn the right to live with him in Tunis, first she must bear him a son. For the first few years, the return of the men (" The Season of Men ") is experienced as a kind of festivity : the women look forward to it like a new honeymoon. But Aïcha will spend many years waiting for " The Season of Men ", knotting the carpets that will enrich Saïd and stifle their lives. Constantly exposed to the criticism of her domineering and interfering mother-in-law, Aïcha wants to run away.
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Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : Les Films du Losange
- Co-production : Arte France Cinéma
- Foreign production company : Magfilm Carthage
- Film exports/foreign sales : Les Films du Losange
- French distribution : Les Films du Losange
Full credits (13)
- Adaptation : Nouri Bouzid
- Screenwriter : Moufida Tlatli
- Director of Photography : Youssef Ben Youssef
- Music Composer : Anouar Brahem
- Editor : Isabelle Devinck
- Sound Recordist : Faouzi Thabet
- Costume designers : Nadia Anane, Naama Jazy-Mejri
- Producer : Margaret Menegoz
- Press Attaché (film) : François Hassan Guerrar
- Sound Editor : Mourad Louanchi
- Production Designer : Khaled Joulak
- French distributor : Régine Vial
- Sound Mixer : Thierry Lebon
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : Arabic
- Coproducer countries : France, Tunisia
- Original French-language productions : No
- Nationality : 50% French (France, Tunisia)
- Production year : 2000
- French release : 27/12/2000
- Runtime : 2 h 4 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 97.631
- Visa issue date : 21/12/2000
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
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News & awards
Selections (11)
San Sebastian International Film Festival (SSIFF)
Spain, 2003
Amongst Friends and Neighbours - North African Open House
Istanbul Film Festival
Turkey , 2001
Cinema, the Mirror of our Times - Human Rights
