Tea in the Harem of Archimedus
A Feature film of
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Production year1985
French release30/04/1985
Runtime1 h 50 min
Synopsis
In a probing, autobiographical look at two impoverished teen buddies, director Mehdi Charef sketches a lucid cross-section of life on the wrong side of the tracks. Pat (Remi Martin) and Madjid (Kader Boukhanef) live in the squalor and isolation of a housing project -- neither wants a "respectable job," and so they pimp, steal, pick up women, and nurse their dreams. Pat's dream is to live off a rich woman in a warm climate, but Madjid has a desire much closer to home -- he has a crush on Pat's attractive sister, at least until she shatters his illusions.
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (21)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : KG Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : KG Productions
- French distribution : KG Productions
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producer : Michèle Ray Gavras
- Screenwriter : Mehdi Charef
- Director of Photography : Dominique Chapuis
- Music Composer : Karim Kacel
- Assistant Director : Jacques Fontanier
- Editor : Kenout Peltier
- Sound recordists : Claude Villand, Jean-Paul Mugel
- Costume designers : Olga Berluti, Catherine Gorne-Achdjian, Maïka Guezel
- Assistant Operators : Guillaume Schiffman, Thierry Jault
- Assistant editors : Marion Monestier, Pascale Bouché
- Continuity supervisors : Pascale Bailly, Sylvette Baudrot
- Production Designer : Thierry Flamand
- Foley artist : Jérôme Lévy
- Casting : Marie-Christine Lafosse
- Sound Mixer : Joël Beldent
- Still Photographer : Costa Gavras
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Immigration, Racial discrimination
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Box-office & releases
News & awards
Selections (2)
Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 1986
Most Promising Actor : Kader Boukhanef
Best first picture
