In the arid Tunisian village of Bizerte, Khorma -- with his blonde-red hair and quirky habits -- is the town's kindly joke. His guardian is Bou Khaleb, the official announcer of births, deaths, and marriages. When the Bou mistakenly announces the death of a woman rather than her daughter's marriage, the film immerses us in the often-hilarious power struggles amongst the clerics of the "religion business".
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Cast
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Mohamed Grayaâ
Khorma
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Mohamed Mourali
Boukhalb
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Beb El Fella
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Philippe Ravoet
Hamid Elleuche
Ramzi Brari
Kamel
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Dominique Janne
Gilles Porte
Dalila Meftahi
Bournia
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Lazhari Sbaï
Abdallah
Jilani Saadi Director · Jilani Saadi Writer Gilles Porte Cinematographer
United States release April 3, 2004 · Produced in Belgium, France, Tunisia · Languages Arabic, French
Production
K-Star
Production
K2
Production
Pierre Javaux Productions
Production
A.N.P.A. (Agence Nationale de Promotion de l'Audiovisuel)
Production
Fonds Sud Cinéma
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Ministère de la Culture
Production
Belgium · France · Tunisia
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Languages
Original title
خرمة
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
Canada · September 9, 2002
Theatrical
United States · April 3, 2004
Wisconsin Film Festival
Argentina
July 11, 2006 · Cine en movimiento
France
March 30, 2004 · Paris Film Festival
Hungary
June 24, 2004
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