Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces

1990 · Directed by Férid Boughedir

Twelve-year-old Noura dangles uncertainly in that difficult netherworld between childhood and adulthood. His growing libido has gotten him banned from the women's baths, where his mother took him when he was younger, but he's not yet old enough to participate in grown-up discussions with the men of his Tunisian village. Noura's only real friend is a troublemaker named Salih -- the village political outcast.

Cast: Carolyn Chelby, Selim Boughedir, Rabia Ben Abdallah, Hélène Catzaras, Fatima Ben Saïdane, Zahira Ben Ammar, Mustafa Adouani, Mohammed Driss, Abdelhamid Guayas, Jamel Sassi

Rating: 6.8/10 from 30 votes