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.
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Nawfel Saheb-Ettaba Director
United States release May 8, 2003 · Original title El kotbia
Languages
Original title
El kotbia
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Tunisia · January 1, 2002
Theatrical
United States · May 8, 2003
Tribeca Film Festival
Denmark
April 1, 2004 · NatFilm Festival
France
April 2, 2004 · Paris Film Festival
Greece
September 18, 2003 · Athens Film Festival
Norway
November 21, 2003
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