Tea In The Harem (1985)
DVDRip | AVI | 704x432 | DivX @ 1778 Kbps | 105 min | 1,46 Gb
Audio: Français AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English (srt)
Genre: Drama
DVDRip | AVI | 704x432 | DivX @ 1778 Kbps | 105 min | 1,46 Gb
Audio: Français AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English (srt)
Genre: Drama
Director: Mehdi Charef
Writers: Mehdi Charef, Mehdi Charef (novel)
Stars: Kader Boukhanef, Rémi Martin, Laure Duthilleul
Seventeen-year-old Madjid (Kader Boukhanef) and his friend, Pat (Rémi Martin), spend their days indulging in petty crime in a neglected Paris housing project. Madjid, the son of Algerian immigrants, has trouble getting a job due to widespread racism, while Pat is equally aimless. Those around them similarly struggle, with Pat's sister turning to prostitution alongside Solange (Nicole Hiss), an alcoholic hooker, and single mother Josette (Laure Duthilleul) contemplating suicide.
It is entirely due to Mehdi Charef that in today's French Cinema Beur filmmakers like Abdel Kechiche (La faute à Voltaire) and Malik Chibane (Douce France) are getting instant success and recognition.He is recognized as the trend setter of Beur Cinema for having given a distinctive image to Arab youths by directing "Le thé au harem d'Archimède" in 1985.His film won prestigious Jean Vigo prize in 1985.This film is based on the autobiographical novel written by Mehdi Charef for which Costa Gavras provided financial support as its producer.Le thé au harem d'Archimède talks about the marginal figures of French society for whom there are no opportunities to progress in life,no jobs to provide them with a decent living.These are the people who know that hollow slogans of liberty,equality and fraternity are of absolutely no use to them.It is the light tone of this film which will captivate viewers.Those who know French suburbs from "La Haine" are for a great shock as there is less violence as compared to Mathieu Kassovitz's film.
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