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Mint Tea (1985)

Mint Tea poster
Original title
Le thé à la menthe
Directed by
Abdelkrim Bahloul
Genre
comedy drama
Country
France
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An Algerian man living in Paris tells his mother he has a good job and a nice apartment when he is actually getting by on small scams. His lies fall apart when she shows up and moves in with him.

lightheartedwhimsicalmodestgentlecomedicdomesticslice-of-lifewarm

What happens

Le Thé à la menthe est un film franco-belge réalisé par Abdelkrim Bahloul, sorti en 1984. Hamou a quitté l'Algérie pour faire fortune à Paris, et habite dans le quartier Barbès. Alors qu'il ne vit que de petits trafics, il se vante auprès de sa mère qu'il gagne bien sa vie, qu'il possède un logement de type F4, une belle 604… Les problèmes commencent le jour où sa mère arrive d'Algérie et s'installe durablement dans sa vie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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