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| Clay Dolls (Araïs al-Teïn) by Nouri Bouzid. Tunisia, 2003, 100 min, 35 mm New York première Provocative and searing, Clay Dolls continues acclaimed filmmaker Nouri Bouzid's exploration of despair and desire framed in social degradation and political exploitation. The film follows three characters from the underbelly of Tunis. Omrane earns a living recruiting impoverished young country girls to work as domestic servants in the homes of wealthy families in the capital. He struggles to maintain his dominion over two rebellious recruits: Rebah, an alluring young woman, sexually blossoming; and nine-year-old, wide-eyed Fedhah, who defends her right to live her childhood. Compelling performances reveal both their internal and interpersonal struggles for physical, emotional, and psychological survival. In Arabic with English subtitles.
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Cast & Crew: Cast: Hend Sabri, Ahmed Hefiane, Oumeyma Ben Afsia,
Lofti Abdelli |
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Filmmaker Bio: Nouri Bouzid was born in 1945 in Tunisia. In the last 16 years, he has established himself as one of the foremost directors in the Arab world. His previous work has tackled the social taboos, of sexual abuse in Man of Ashes (1986) and prostitution in Bezness (1992), by drawing attention to their root causes in social degradation and political exploitation. His latest film, Clay Dolls, is no diversion from this controversial path. |
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Print Source: Abdelaziz Ben Mlouka |
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