this coming of age drama has been the first of a number of Tunisian films that gained the interest of the Western public.
Nevertheless it is not a major work of art. The acting is sometimes poor, the streets of the Halfaouine neighborhood are depicted in a much too folkloristic way, the dream sequences are embarrassingly bad. However the last quarter of the film in which Noura actually becomes of age and discovers sexuality raise the film slightly above the average.
But better watch "Un ete a la goulette" or especially "Samt al-qsour" the director of which, Moufida Tlatli, did the cutting of this movie. 6/10
Nevertheless it is not a major work of art. The acting is sometimes poor, the streets of the Halfaouine neighborhood are depicted in a much too folkloristic way, the dream sequences are embarrassingly bad. However the last quarter of the film in which Noura actually becomes of age and discovers sexuality raise the film slightly above the average.
But better watch "Un ete a la goulette" or especially "Samt al-qsour" the director of which, Moufida Tlatli, did the cutting of this movie. 6/10