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The Sultan of the Medina

The Sultan of the Medina

Genres

Drama

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A community of people rejected by society live in an abandoned residence located in a "Medina": an old town in Tunisia. Al Bab, a local criminal running the residence's prostitution circle, returns from prison on his wedding day. Fraj, his brother and the town warlock, falls in love with Ramla, his brother's future wife: He is the only man of the residence who has seen her face, as she is kept prisoner in one of the rooms until the wedding night.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

02 January 1993

Country

France

Cast

Mustapha Adouani

Mustapha Adouani

Fatima Ben Saïdane

Fatima Ben Saïdane

Kamel Touati

Kamel Touati

Sarjan

Ahmed Ben Smail

Ahmed Ben Smail

Rim Turki

Rim Turki

Mouna Noureddine

Mouna Noureddine

Hamadi Zarrouk

Hamadi Zarrouk

Mohamed Mourali

Mohamed Mourali

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