The Trace

The Trace (1988)

السامة

A determined young woman in a remote Tunisian city bucks tradition by studying for an academic degree, instead of accepting the time-honored, submissive role of her sex as a wife and housekeeper for some 'mustached man'.

Date of release
1988-01-02
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
Director
Néjia Ben Mabrouk

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Caligari Award

Sama is a 1988 Tunisian feature film directed by Néjia Ben Mabrouk. It is the first fictional feature film directed by a woman that was released in Tunisia. The film deals with themes of gender and education.

Production

Ben Mabrouk planned on making a documentary for her debut, but encountered some problems in Brussels. She found that many Tunisians did not want to talk openly about their problems. From 1979 to 1980, Ben Mabrouk wrote the script for Sama. Ben Mabrouk looked for foreign producers from Algeria, Belgium, and France, all of which rejected her script.

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