Overview
A determined young woman in a remote Tunisian city bucks tradition by studying for an academic degree, instead of accepting the time-honored, submissive role of her sex as a wife and housekeeper for some 'mustached man'.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Caligari Award (1989)
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Setting
Set in Tunisia
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Marc-André Batigne
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Néjia Ben MabroukWriter
- Original title
- السامة
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 2, 1988
- Original language
- Arabic
- Countries
- Belgium, Germany, Tunisia
Production
Cast
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