The Sultan of the Medina
1993•1h 35m•7.2•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Moncef Dhouib
Languages
Arabic
Studio
Cinétéléfilms
Cast
Mustapha Adouani
Fatima Ben Saïdane
Kamel Touati
Sarjan
Ahmed Ben Smail
Rim Turki
Mouna Noureddine
Hamadi Zarrouk
Mohamed Mourali
Hélène Catzaras
Hassiba Rochdi
Amel Safta
Abdelwaheb Jemli
Mohamed Sayari
Production
Company
Cinétéléfilms
Company
TRANSMEDITERRANEE PRODUCTION
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