Clay Dolls
Synopsis
Omrane, 40, former domestic, feels liberated when he sets up a modest housekeeping business. He transports “maids of all work” in his delivery van from his native village – renowned for the women’s know-how in the arts of Berber pottery – to the nouveau riche families recently settled in the posh part of town.
He vouches for the women’s safety and for their salaries to their parents.
Rebeh, rebellious and beautiful, is his most exuberant employee. Although submerged by harsh housework, she gets caught on the breeze of freedom and the joys of life and takes off.
She remains on Omrane’s conscience and he sets out to look for her in the city. He’s accompanied by Fedah, 9, one of his new girls who’s yet to find a job. The little girl discovers the city, modeling dolls from the lump of clay that she has brought along with her. Once they’re finished, she squashes them flat.
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Director (1)
Production and distribution (4)
- Co-productions : CTV International, Unlimited, Canal+ Horizons, Touza Productions
- Foreign production companies : Nouveau Regard, Soread 2M
- Film exports/foreign sales : Editions Montparnasse
- French distribution : Colifilms Distribution
Full credits (9)
- Screenwriter : Nouri Bouzid
- Directors of Photography : Tarek Ben Abdallah, Gilberto Azevedo
- Music Composer : Rabii Zamouri
- Editors : Caroline Émery, Anita Fernandez, Benoît Bruwier, Ingrid Ralet
- Sound Recordist : Faouzi Thabet
- Camera Operator : Sofian El Fani
- Production Manager : Hassen Daldoul
- Press Attaché (film) : Isabelle Buron
- Production Designer : Khaled Joulak
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Coproducer countries : France, Tunisia, Morocco
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (France, Tunisia, Morocco)
- Production year : 2002
- French release : 29/09/2004
- Runtime : 1 h 35 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 103.540
- Visa issue date : 30/07/2004
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby DTS
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News & awards
Selections (2)
Awards (1)
FIFF
Belgium, 2002
Golden Bayard for Best Actress : Hend Sabri
Golden Bayard for Best Actor : Ahmed Hafiane
Delegations (1)
About
The film was awarded the Oecumenical Jury Prize at the 2003 Fribourg International Film Festival, the Bayard d'Or for Best Actor and Best Actress, as well as the nomination for the Bayard d'Or for Best Film at the 2002 Namur International Festival of French-Language Film and the Audience Award at the 2002 Nantes Festival des Trois Continents.
