A Summer in La Goulette (1996)
- Original title
- Saeif Halq Al Wadi
- Directed by
- Férid Boughedir
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- Tunisia, France, Belgium
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film is set in La Goulette, a cosmopolitan Tunisian port town, during the 1960s. It follows the lives of Muslim, Jewish, and Christian teenagers and their families as tensions rise after the Six-Day War. The story shows how friendships and everyday interactions are affected by growing religious and political divides.
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What happens
A Summer in La Goulette (French: Un été à La Goulette, Arabic: صيف حلق الوادي, romanized: ṣayf Ḥalq el-Wādī) is a 1996 film by Tunisian director Férid Boughedir. It is a narrative of how intercommunal relations deteriorated in cosmopolitan La Goulette after the end of French rule, especially Muslim-Jewish relations affected by the Six-Day War and the rising impact of Islam on Tunisian society. The film also features La Goulette native Claudia Cardinale as herself. The film was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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