Underplayed Gems

Honey and Ashes (1996)

Honey and Ashes poster
Original title
العسل والرماد
Directed by
Nadia Fares
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
Tunisia, Switzerland
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows three Tunisian women each dealing with the weight of conservative traditions. Leila was driven into prostitution after a forbidden love. Naïma is a single mother doctor with a failed arranged marriage behind her. Amina is separated from her free-thinking husband yet feels disillusioned.

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What happens

Miel et Cendres est un film suisso-tunisien réalisé par Nadia Fares Anliker et sorti en 1996. Le film raconte la rencontre de trois femmes tunisiennes, trois femmes confrontées aux traditions patriarcales conservatrices. Leïla, d'origine modeste, dans l'impossibilité de vivre un amour partagé, a dû fuir et se prostituer. Naïma, médecin, qui l'a prise en charge dans des circonstances extraordinairement pénibles, vit, de son côté, toute seule avec sa fille Mounia. Elle aussi a dû renoncer à une idylle de jeunesse et a fait un mariage arrangé malheureux. Le troisième portrait de femme est celui d'Amina, mariée à un professeur de philosophie aux idées libérales. Elle est pourtant désillusionnée et vit, à présent, séparée. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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