The Fire Dance
8.6
Free and a multi-talented artist, Habiba Msika was one of the brightest stars of her time, the twenties. Inspired by the real-life of the artist, the film evokes the last years from 1927. Punctuated by the jolts of a changing time, this tumultuous stage in Habiba Msika's life was branded by the love that Mimoun, a wealthy landowner, and Chedly a young poet from a good family, both dedicated to her. In Berlin, during a triumphant tour, she meets the oriental music star, the Iraqi Baghdadi, and is introduced to Parisian life by Peter, and a dandy of disconcerting charm. Back in Tunis, Habiba Msika's life is carried away by the frenetic whirlwind of success, controversies, and thwarted passions until the final tragedy of her death.
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Souad Amidou
Habiba M'Sika
Known for
A Man and a Woman
The Best Job in the World
Raouf Ben Amor
Known for
It's Not Me, It's Him
Saïda Ben Mahmoud
Selma Baccar
Féodor Atkine
Pierre
Known for
The Pillars of the Earth
Rosemary's Baby
Néjib Belkadhi
Mimouni
Also in
Tej El Hadhra
Lylet Shak
Lara Chaouachi
Taja
Selma Baccar Director · Saïda Ben Mahmoud Writer Moufida Tlatli Editor
First release January 2, 1994 · Languages Arabic, French · Original title Habiba Msika
Languages
Original title
Habiba Msika
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
Tunisia · January 2, 1994
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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