The Bookstore
2002•1h 42m•9.0•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Nawfel Saheb-Ettaba
Languages
Arabic
Cast
Yadh Beji
Martine Gafsi
Ahmed Hafiane
Hend Sabry
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