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A Summer in La Goulette

1996 · 89 min Drama Comedy
6.0 / 10 · TMDB

Summer, 1967. La Goulette, the touristic beach of Tunisi, is the site where three nice seventeen-year-old girls live: Gigi, sicilian and catholic; Meriem, Tunisian and Arab; Tina, French and Jewish. They would like to have their first sexual experience during that summer, challenging their families. Their fathers, Youssef, Jojo and Giuseppe, are old friends and their friendship will be in crisis because of the girls, while Hadj, an old rich Arab, would like to marry Meriem.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title Saeif Halq Al Wadi
Year 1996
Country Belgium, France, Tunisia
Genre Drama, Comedy
Director Férid Boughedir
Runtime 89 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.0/10 (28 votes)

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The film constructs a delicate narrative that relies on the sun-drenched setting of La Goulette to explore the intersection of personal awakening and cultural tension. It builds its drama not on grand events, but on the subtle cracks in friendship and family under the pressure of changing desires.

What lingers after the final frame is a bittersweet sense of a specific time and place, where innocence was both lost and preserved. Those who tire of simplistic coming-of-age tales will find nuanced layers here. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Férid Boughedir

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Best enjoyed with a glass of mint tea on a lazy afternoon, letting the Mediterranean breeze and the film's warmth wash over you.

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