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Le nombril du monde

  • 1993
  • 2h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Le nombril du monde (1993)
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Tunisia, early thirties, the young and plump Bajou, lives modestly with his parents. One day after a flood, his father suddenly disappears. Thanks to his uncle and his cousin Marcel, he move... Read allTunisia, early thirties, the young and plump Bajou, lives modestly with his parents. One day after a flood, his father suddenly disappears. Thanks to his uncle and his cousin Marcel, he moves with his mother Oumi to work for the wealthy landowner Mr. Scali, a talkative and boastf... Read allTunisia, early thirties, the young and plump Bajou, lives modestly with his parents. One day after a flood, his father suddenly disappears. Thanks to his uncle and his cousin Marcel, he moves with his mother Oumi to work for the wealthy landowner Mr. Scali, a talkative and boastful man.

  • Director
    • Ariel Zeitoun
  • Writer
    • Ariel Zeitoun
  • Stars
    • Michel Boujenah
    • Thomas Langmann
    • Delphine Forest
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    109
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    • Director
      • Ariel Zeitoun
    • Writer
      • Ariel Zeitoun
    • Stars
      • Michel Boujenah
      • Thomas Langmann
      • Delphine Forest
    • 1User review
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Michel Boujenah
    Michel Boujenah
    • Bajou
    Thomas Langmann
    Thomas Langmann
    • Marcel
    Delphine Forest
    Delphine Forest
    • Habiba
    Roger Hanin
    Roger Hanin
    • Scali
    Marie-José Nat
    Marie-José Nat
    • Oumi
    Mustapha Adouani
    • Moktar
    Souad Amidou
    • Amina
    Natacha Amal
    • Marie
    Bruno Todeschini
    Bruno Todeschini
    • Edmond
    Victor Haïm
    • Hadjej
    • (as Victor Haim)
    Alberto Canova
    • Elie…
    Hichem Rostom
    Hichem Rostom
    • Costa
    Jean-Marie Winling
    • Chatel
    Yoan Hayoun
    • Bajou enfant
    Stéphane Cohen
    • Marcel enfant
    Laurent Natrella
    • Krief
    Marc Saez
    Marc Saez
    • Roland Boccara
    Michaël Cohen
    Michaël Cohen
    • Henri Hadjej
    • Director
      • Ariel Zeitoun
    • Writer
      • Ariel Zeitoun
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    10Mozjoukine

    Exceptional French Tunisian drama

    The French Arab co-productions are a consistent source of superior films and this may well be their peak achievement.

    Michel Boujenah gives an outstanding leading performance. "Because you are fat and poor, you think you can treat everyone like trash" his victim wife reproaches him, giving some hint of the complexity of the writing.

    The action sprawls through being Jewish in WW2 (again!) the Arab resistance, belly dancer weddings, flour as the Tunisian oil, lost love, folklorico detail, spectacular historical re-staging.

    Nice to find French main stream regulars Nat and Hanin mixed into all this.

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 1993 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Tunisia
    • Language
      • French
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • StudioCanal
      • Partner's Productions
      • AJO Distribution
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      2 hours 25 minutes
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      • Color

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