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Bab'Aziz (2005)

Bab'Aziz poster
Original title
بابا عزیز
Directed by
Nacer Khemir
Genre
drama film
Country
Tunisia, Iran, Germany, France
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
12
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 45 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An old dervish and his granddaughter travel across a vast desert to attend a gathering of dervishes. Along the way he tells her the story of a prince who spent his life contemplating his own soul.

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What happens

Bab'Aziz: Le prince qui contemplait son âme (English: Bab'Aziz: The prince who contemplated his soul), often abbreviated to Bab'Aziz, is a 2005 film by Tunisian writer and director Nacer Khemir. It stars Parviz Shahinkhou, Maryam Hamid, Hossein Panahi, Nessim Khaloul, Mohamed Graïaa, Maryam Mohaid and Golshifteh Farahani. It was filmed in Iran and Tunisia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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