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Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces
Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces

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ComedyDrama

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Twelve-year-old Noura dangles uncertainly in that difficult netherworld between childhood and adulthood. His growing libido has gotten him banned from the women's baths, where his mother took him when he was younger, but he's not yet old enough to participate in grown-up discussions with the men of his Tunisian village. Noura's only real friend is a troublemaker named Salih -- the village political outcast.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

14 September 1990

Country

France

Cast

Selim Boughedir

Selim Boughedir

Noura

Mustafa Adouani

Mustafa Adouani

Si Azzouz, Noura's father

Rabia Ben Abdallah

Rabia Ben Abdallah

Jamila, Noura's mother

Mohammed Driss

Mohammed Driss

Salih

Hélène Catzaras

Hélène Catzaras

Latifa

Fatima Ben Saïdane

Fatima Ben Saïdane

Salouha

Carolyn Chelby

Carolyn Chelby

Leila

Abdelhamid Guayas

Abdelhamid Guayas

Sheikh Mokhtar

Jamel Sassi

Jamel Sassi

Moncef

Zahira Ben Ammar

Zahira Ben Ammar

The matron

Radhouane El Meddeb

Radhouane El Meddeb

Mounir

Jamila Ourabi

Jamila Ourabi

Owner of the hammam

Aziza Boulabiar

Aziza Boulabiar

Zekhia

Amouche Setbon

Amouche Setbon

The Beautiful Aicha

Marianne Catzaras

Marianne Catzaras

Fatma

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