Under The Fig Trees = Taht alshajra
On a hot summer day, a crew of workers--men and women, young and old--arrive at dawn at a picturesque fig orchard in northwest Tunisia. We eavesdrop, through the sun-dappled leaves of the fig trees, as they joke, argue, debate, gossip, flirt, all the while painting an unhurried but riveting portrait...
| Other Authors: | Sehiri, Erige (Screenwriter), Lacroix, Ghalia (Screenwriter), Hamann, Peggy (Screenwriter), Fdhili, Ameni (Actor), Fdhili, Fide (Actor), Fdhili, Feten (Actor), Marzouk, Frida (director of photography.), Bouhafa, Amine, 1986- (composer (expression)) |
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| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | Arabic English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Film Movement,
[2024]
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| Series: |
Film Movement series.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
On a hot summer day, a crew of workers--men and women, young and old--arrive at dawn at a picturesque fig orchard in northwest Tunisia. We eavesdrop, through the sun-dappled leaves of the fig trees, as they joke, argue, debate, gossip, flirt, all the while painting an unhurried but riveting portrait of everyday life in the rural society, where class, gender, and circumstance often don't allow for such personal freedoms. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2021. wide screen, Aspect ratio 2.39:1. Special features: Trailers. |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD; NTSC; all regions; wide screen; 5.1 surround sound/2.0 stereo. |
| Audience: |
Not rated by the MPAA. |
| Production Credits: |
Director of photography, Frida Marzouk ; editors, Ghalya Lacroix, Hafedh Laaridhi, Malek Kammoun. |