Man of Ashes

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Man of Ashes (1986)

Directed by Nouri Bouzid

Drama · 1h 49m

In the ensuing days before his wedding bridegroom Hachemi faces both the anxieties of the future and the shadows of the past. His best friend, Farfat, is the topic of street graffiti and local gossip, which calls his manhood into question. This ripples out to affect Hachemi for, unbeknownst to anyone, as apprenticed youths they were molested by Ameur, the local carpenter. Farfat is banished from his father's home and the shared secret between the two friends threatens to undo more than just the wedding, but their very lives.

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Cast

I
Imed Maalal Hachemi
K
Khaled Ksouri Farfat Mustapha Adouani Ameur Mouna Noureddine Nefissa
Y
Yacoub Bchiri Levy
W
Wassila Chaouki Sejra
M
Mohamed Dhrif Azaiez
S
Sonia Mansour Amina
S
Sarra Abdelhadi
K
Khadija Abaoub

Crew

Director
Nouri Bouzid
Writer
Nouri Bouzid
Director of Photography
Youssef Ben Youssef
Editor
Mika Ben Miled

Details

Original title
ريح السد‎
Release date
1986-05-08
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Drama
Original language
AR
Spoken languages
Arabic
Countries
Tunisia
Production
Satpec, Cinétéléfilms