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1. Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces (1990)
Unrated | 98 min | Drama, Comedy
Noura struggles to reconcile two worlds, Muslim women and men, while also dealing with his own sexuality.
Director: Férid Boughedir | Stars: Selim Boughedir, Mustapha Adouani, Rabiah Ben-Abdullah, Mohamed Driss
Votes: 2,052
2. The Silences of the Palace (1994)
116 min | Drama
As she grows up, Alia (the daughter of housemaid Khedija) learns the secrets of the peaceful palace where she and her mother live.
Director: Moufida Tlatli | Stars: Hind Sabri, Ghalya Lacroix, Nejia Ouerghi, Amel Hedhili
Votes: 1,103
3. A Summer in La Goulette (1996)
TV-PG | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
Summer, 1967. La Goulette, the touristic beach of Tunisia, is the site where three nice seventeen-year-old girls live: Gigi, Sicilian and Catholic; Meriem, Tunisian and Arab; Tina, French ... See full summary »
Director: Férid Boughedir | Stars: Sonia Mankaï, Ava Cohen-Jonathan, Sarah Pariente, Mustapha Adouani
Votes: 849
4. Daughter of Keltoum (2001)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama
An extraordinary story of a young woman raised in Switzerland who travels back to Algeria, her birthplace, to meet and kill her natural mother, who abandoned her shortly after birth. Along ... See full summary »
Director: Mehdi Charef | Stars: Cylia Malki, Baya Belal, Jean-Roger Milo, Fatma Ben Saïdane
Votes: 294
5. Making Of (2006)
120 min | Crime, Drama
A Tunisian breakdancer falls in with fundamentalists with designs to turn the young man into a suicide bomber.
Director: Nouri Bouzid | Stars: Lotfi Abdelli, Afef Ben Mahmoud, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Helmi Dridi
Votes: 173
6. Le sacre de l'homme (2007 TV Movie)
105 min | Documentary
The story of the birth of modern mankind, between 12,000 B.C. and 2,500 B.C., through four key-periods, in the Middle East.
Director: Jacques Malaterre | Stars: Helmi Dridi, Rabeb Srairi, Philippe Kara-Mohamed, Lotfi Dziri
Votes: 120
7. Machki w'Âoued (2020)
120 min | Comedy
Three complete strangers, a Salafist, a businessman and a troubled husband, get cat-fished by a woman, meet on the spot where an unexplained phenomena occurs to send them back in time, 10 years before the Tunisian Revolution.
Director: Kais Chekir | Stars: Jaafar Guesmi, Karim Gharbi, Bassem Hamraoui, Sofien Dahech
Votes: 110
8. Sweet Smell of Spring (2016)
90 min | Comedy
Once upon a time (in 2010 - to be more exact), there was a naive young man called Zizou, who came to a magic city (Tunis, to be more precise) where, on a popular souk and after some ... See full summary »
Director: Férid Boughedir | Stars: Zied Ayadi, Sarra Hannachi, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Zied Touati
Votes: 103
9. Keïd Ensa (1999)
90 min | Drama, Family, Music
Director: Farida Benlyazid | Stars: Samia Akarriou, Rachid El Ouali, Abderrahim Bayga, Amina Alaoui
Votes: 94
10. The Scarecrows (2019)
98 min | Drama
January 2014. Zina and Joe, around 20, return to Tunisia from the Syrian front where they were sequestrated and raped. Zina has been separated from her two-month-old child, and Joe, being ... See full summary »
Director: Nouri Bouzid | Stars: Nour Hajri, Joumene Limam, Afef Ben Mahmoud, Sondos Belhassen
Votes: 80
11. El Jaida (2017)
110 min | Drama, History
Eight months before the independence of Tunisia, Four Tunisian women of different ages and social conditions, end up in prison, they are condemned to coexist under the authority and injustice of their jailer, El Jaida.
Director: Selma Baccar | Stars: Wajiha Jendoubi, Souhir Ben Amara, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Salma Mahjoubi
Votes: 78
12. Villa Jasmin (2008 TV Movie)
87 min | Drama
A compelling double love story about a French-Tunisian Jewish family. Henry returns to La Goulette, port of Tunisia, with his wife, in search of his family roots. The film explores his ... See full synopsis »
Director: Férid Boughedir | Stars: Arnaud Giovaninetti, Elsa Mollien, Clément Sibony, Judith Davis
Votes: 61
13. Porto Farina (2019)
88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The film tells the story of a man, Aly, in need of a child, back in his native country to marry his first cousin - a marriage arranged by their respective parents.
Director: Ibrahim Letaïef | Stars: Mohamed Ali Ben Jemaa, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Fawziyyah Bu-Mizah, Jamila Chihi
Votes: 51
14. WOH! (2016)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The story of the dysfunctional Tounsia family where Zakia, the matriarch of the family loves her son Selim to the point of enslaving the rest of the family. And the rest of the family just ... See full summary »
Director: Ismahane Lahmar | Stars: Mariem Ben Chaâbane, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Nadia Boussetta, Jamila Chihi
Votes: 46
15. Layla, Ma Raison (1989)
90 min | Drama, Romance
Since childhood, Qays and Layla have been in love. Qays, being a poet, publicly sings of his love, crying it out joyously far and wide - just the sort of public proclamation which was ... See full summary »
Director: Taieb Louhichi | Stars: Sid Ahmed Agoumi, Tarik Akan, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Safy Boutella
Votes: 41
16. Thala My Love (2016)
87 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Love in time of revolution in Tunisia, where a political prisoner escapes from jail and returns to his native town "Thala" and look for his beloved fiancee, only he finds chaos in the middle of an uprising.
Director: Mehdi Hmili | Stars: Najla Ben Abdallah, Ghanem Zrelli, Mohamed Dahech, Fatma Ben Saïdane
Votes: 39
17. Benzine (2017)
90 min | Drama
In southeastern Tunisia, Salem and Halima spend months waiting for news of their son Ahmed, who has been smuggled overseas to Italy.
Director: Sarra Abidi | Stars: Sondos Belhassen, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Jamel Chandoul, Ali Yahyaoui
Votes: 37
18. Thursday Afternoon (2013)
97 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A new cinematic vision puts the psychological and social disintegration of family relationships under the microscope. The decline of human feelings in front of the tyranny material force ... See full summary »
Director: Mohamed Damak | Stars: Aïcha Ben Ahmed, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Nadia Boussetta, Rim El Benna
Votes: 35
19. La Télé Arrive (2006)
95 min | Comedy
The small south Tunisian village of Al-Malga (literally "The Shelter") is spurred into action when a series of phone calls from the capital announce the impending visit of a prestigious ... See full summary »
Director: Moncef Dhouib | Stars: Ammar Bouthelja, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Ali Abdelwahab, Raoof Ben-Umar
Votes: 33
20. Dementia (2006)
104 min | Drama, Horror
The film forces us to confront a bipolar reality, once dark, once light, a reality too often repressed.
Director: Fadhel Jaïbi | Stars: Jalila Baccar, Mohamed Ali Ben Jemaa, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Salha Nasraoui
Votes: 29
21. Aïd El Kebir (1999)
34 min | Short
In the East of Algeria, there is a family preparing for the important Islamic feast Eid-el-Kabir. The father is very sick and his only wish is that his daughter, Hanifa, should get married ... See full summary »
Director: Karin Albou | Stars: Soria Moufakkir, Fatiha Berber, Nabila Ben Miled, Fatma Ben Saïdane
Votes: 26
22. Beb El Fella - Le Cinemonde (2013)
Drama
Gianni, a former Italian owner of a movie theater in Bab El Fella, disappears leaving a manuscript that recounts important events to the local police that took place twenty years ago.
Director: Moslah Kraiem | Stars: Ali Bennor, Dorra Zarrouk, Fethi Haddaoui, Kabil Sayari
Votes: 24
23. Arab (1989)
98 min | Drama, War
Without news of his companion Seif, Palestinian freedom fighter disappeared in Beirut, Houria, stewardess in an Arab company, goes to Tunisia in search of Khalil, war photographer, last to ... See full summary »
Directors: Fadhel Jaziri, Fadhel Jaïbi | Stars: Jalila Baccar, Zahira Ben Ammar, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Fethi Haddaoui
Votes: 24
24. Narcissus (2015)
90 min | Drama
While Mehdi is torn between his secret gay affair and the perspective of getting married, his sister Hind struggles to face her present and to reveal the secrets of her past kept in the dark.
Director: Sonia Chamkhi | Stars: Aïcha Ben Ahmed, Ghanem Zrelli, Jamel Madani, Fatma Ben Saïdane
Votes: 23
25. Bolbol (2018)
23 min | Short
Bolbol leads a monotonous and bored life with Amor, her husband. One day, she is invited to a wedding in the village hall.
Director: Khedija Lemkecher | Stars: Fatma Ben Saïdane, Fethi Akkari, Manel Abdelkoui, Chedly Arfaoui
Votes: 23
26. Take My Breath (2023)
96 min | Drama
Shams must live in the shadows. At 23, life is steeped in secrecy and an unimaginable pain. Stripped of the right to exist, Shams is shunned by true love and rejected by society's rigid norms and expectations.
Director: Nada Mezni Hafaiedh | Stars: Amina Ben Ismaïl, Fethi Akkari, Sana Ben Cheikh Larbi, Aymen Ben Hmida
Votes: 22
27. Ken Ya Makenech (2021–2022)
40 min | Comedy
Once upon a time, like 3000 years ago, a beloved King named Satour falls to illness, where his bastard son Bourghel finds himself in charge of the kingdom.
Stars: Aziz Jebali, Jihed Cherni, Saif Omrane, Malek Jebali
Votes: 21
28. Ugly, Cupid and Silly (2013)
96 min | Comedy
A fake producer, an armed group, masked bearded under the guise of religion and a corrupt cop in a place that is not precisely specified but whose words originate in one of the countries of... See full summary »
Director: Ibrahim Letaïef | Stars: Ahmed Hafiene, Saoussen Maalej, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Taoufik Ayeb
Votes: 21
29. O, The Sultan of The City (1992)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
Locked in a room until the release of her fiance from prison, a young woman escapes with the help of his brother.
Director: Moncef Dhouib | Stars: Mustapha Adouani, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Mohamed Ben Smaïl, Arkane Bou Jallabia
Votes: 20
30. When the Sky Began to Scream (2017)
15 min | Short, Horror, Mystery
During a road trip, a couple makes a dangerous encounter with some treasure hunters.
Director: Kays Mejri | Stars: Souhir Ben Amara, Néjib Belkadhi, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Atef Jelassi
Votes: 15
31. Dicta Shot (2015)
96 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In an asylum designed for political opponents to the ruling system, residents are subjected to oppressive practices. The repression is practiced by all the staff, and led by Hazem the ... See full summary »
Director: Mokhtar Ladjimi | Stars: Fatma Ben Saïdane, Salima Chammari, Rim El Benna, Jamel Madani
Votes: 15
32. Water Rumours (2017)
87 min | Drama
The return of an exiled man, tormented by his past, a lover and a militant. The director, returns to bring up the spirit of The Opera Didon and Aeneas of Purceil that he had to abandon 25 ... See full summary »
Director: Taieb Louhichi | Stars: Hichem Rostom, Jamel Madani, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Slah Msadek
Votes: 14
33. Me, My Sister and the Thing (2006)
14 min | Short, Drama
7 year-old Mondher lives in a rural village in the south of Tunisia, his sister Mariem is going to get married with Touhami's son and do it.
Director: Kaouther Ben Hania | Stars: Nourhene El Béji, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Fawzia Badr, Hassen Mabrouki
Votes: 13
34. Chronique de mon village (2016)
Drama
CHRONICLES OF MY VILLAGE is the story of Bachir's childhood during the Algerian war of independence. The film considers how a child's innocence, curiosity and dreams can play alongside the ... See full summary »
Director: Karim Traïdia | Stars: Malik Bakhouche, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Mouni Bouallam, Lucien Guignard
Votes: 13
35. Get Married (2013)
27 min | Short, Comedy
Neila, an ugly young woman pays Cupidland, a special agency to find her a husband. Cupidland guarantees its clients the perfect wedding with the man of their choice. But Neila's goals change.
Director: Ismahane Lahmar | Stars: Lotfi Abdelli, Najla Ben Abdallah, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Fethi Haddaoui
Votes: 11
36. Borderline (2008)
25 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A couple in love come from the far countryside to the city, where fate deals them a bitter blow by separating them.
Director: Sonia Chamkhi | Stars: Fatma Ben Saïdane, Jamel Madani
Votes: 10
37. Mechia l'Jhanem (2021)
80 min | Drama
Najet, whom the doctors say that she will die soon, thus, she decides to take the rest of her life head-on, instead of giving in to self-pity.
Director: Ismahane Lahmar | Stars: Fatma Ben Saïdane, Rashid Abdelhamid, Ismahane Lahmar, Slym Achour
Votes: 10
38. 10 Courts, 10 Regards (2006)
Drama
10 Tunisians Shorts. 1 - "LE BONHEUR" by MOHAMED BEN BECHER. 2 - "PERVERSION" by WISSEM TLILI.
Stars: Fatma Ben Saïdane, Mohamed Grayaâ, Ahmed Hafiene, Jamel Madani
Votes: 10
39. Chak Wak (2010)
30 min | Short, Comedy
The imam of the mosque in the village of Chak Wak has died. The heads of the village have decided to organize a contest to recruit a new one.
Director: Nasreddine Shili | Stars: Atef Ben Hassine, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Lamine Nahdi
Votes: 9
40. The Night of the Blind Moon (2014)
20 min | Short, Drama
Fearing they will be subjected to celibacy, Aisha, Tibr and Bouka decide to participate in a mythical ceremony in one of the city's cemeteries.
Director: Khedija Lemkecher | Stars: Fatma Ben Saïdane, Racha Ben Maaouia, Arij Sbai, Eya Ferjani
Votes: 9
41. Penalty (2008)
37 min | Short, Drama, Sport
For 11 years old Tarak, football is his life, he dreams of being part of a big football club in the future, but one night, for returning home late after practice, he gets punished hard by his father.
Director: Nouri Bouzid | Stars: Mohamed Ali Boumnijel, Lotfi Abdelli, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Chekra Rammeh
Votes: 9
42. Winds (2008)
13 min | Animation, Short
On a construction site, the engineer Séïf remembers his childhood, deprived very early of the presence of a father. He talks about his discovery of the movements and power of winds, his ... See full summary »
Director: Lofti Mahfoudh | Stars: Jawhar Basti, Fatma Ben Saïdane
Votes: 8
43. Mrs Bahja (2006)
13 min | Short, Comedy
Mrs Bahja, about 60, is an in-patient with leg and arms in plaster. She also has high blood pressure. She can hardly move, and yet has to have her dinner. She never agrees with the nurse on... See full summary »
Director: Walid Tayaa | Stars: Fatma Ben Saïdane, Amira Rezgui
Votes: 8
44. 90 Minutes (2018– )
90 min | Music, News, Sport
Airs every Sunday on Elhiwar Ettounsi TV, hosted by Hedi Zaiem, an entertainment news show that includes coverage on the weekly cultural and musical events in Tunisia and interviews with ... See full summary »
Stars: Hedi Zaiem, Chirine Lajmi, Karim Gharbi, Bassem Hamraoui
45. Petites histoires enfumées - Swigret (Little smoky stories) (2015)
Documentary, Short
The cigarette is a social and cultural phenomenon by excellence, in Tunisia and the entire world. The purpose of this film is not to prevent or incite smoking. It's about answering the ... See full summary »
Director: Louhichi Maya | Stars: Fatma Ben Saïdane, Kalthoum Bornaz, Hichem Rostom
46. The Drowned Fish (2008)
18 min | Short, Drama
An old fisherman dies and resuscitates several times. The man is a despicable character and his resurrections give rise in the first place to general curiosity. But superstition soon takes ... See full summary »
Director: Malik Amara | Stars: Fethi Akkari, Sondos Belhassen, Dalanda Ben Kilani, Fatma Ben Saïdane
47. Poussières d'étoiles (2021)
24 min | Short, Sci-Fi
In a near future, the heat is permanent while political and social unrest never end, and the cost of living has become so high that you can't buy yourself a tomb unless you take out a bank ... See full summary »
Director: Mirvet Médini Kammoun | Stars: Fatma Ben Saïdane, Ibaa Hamli, Lassaad Jamoussi, Abdelaziz Meherzi
48. Chtar 50 (2015)
10 min | Short, Drama
Qmar, a young blind woman, is embroiled in an election fraud operation, she lets herself to be dragged into it until she decides to denounce it. The group of fraudsters does not hesitate to react violently and kidnap her.
Director: Nejma Zghidi | Stars: Boubaker Akécha, Hedi Ben Malek, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Fayrouz Bou Ali
49. The Day Before the Volcano (2022)
21 min | Short, Drama
A single night may alter the course of history, especially when three storylines intersect and anger waits in the wings for the next volcanic eruption or African uprising.
Director: Abanoub Youssef | Stars: Aml Barka, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Ridha Boukadida, Abdelmonam Chaoiat
50. Houria (2020)
18 min | Short, Drama
Every year, on the anniversary of the death of her husband, Houria, an old vegetable seller, tries to establish the truth as to the conditions of his departure. She finds herself confronted... See full summary »
Director: Oussama Azzi | Stars: Fatma Ben Saïdane, Jamel Madani, Taoufik Ayeb, Hatem Karoui