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Golden Horseshoes
Golden Horseshoes

Golden Horseshoes

Genres

Drama

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Youssef Soltane, a 45-year-old Tunisian intellectual, is the product of a generation that lived the era of euphoria and great ideologies in the sixties, and their subsequent failure. He was incarcerated and tortured for his political opinions. Furthermore, his relationship with Zineb, a young, beautiful bourgeois, only brings him more trouble. During one long winter night, Youssef wanders in search of an emotional haven, prey to all the questions that flood his memory.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

02 January 1989

Country

France

Cast

Hichem Rostom

Hichem Rostom

Youssef

Hamadi Zarrouk

Hamadi Zarrouk

Sghaier

Michket Krifa

Michket Krifa

Zineb

Fethi Haddaoui

Fethi Haddaoui

Abdullah

Chadia Azzouz

Chadia Azzouz

Youssef's Mother

Sondos Belhassen

Sondos Belhassen

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