The Bookstore (2002)

El kotbia

After a few years spent in France and in the West Indies, Jamil comes home as a broken man. He arrives in a bookshop in the center of colonial Tunis for a temporary job as a clerk. He is attracted to Aicha, 15 years older woman and the mother of the book shop owner Tarak.

Date of release

2002-01-01

TMDB

9.0 / 10 (1)

Runtime

1h 42m

Genres

Drama

Director

Nawfel Saheb-Ettaba

Casting

• Yadh Beji
• Martine Gafsi
• Ahmed Hafiane
• Hend Sabry

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