El-Kotbia

• Director: Nawfel Saheb-Ettaba
• Main Cast: Hend Sabri, Ahmed El-Haffiene, Martine Gafsi, Yadh Beji, Raouf Ben Amor
• Release Year: 2002
• Country: TN/FR
• Run Time: 102 minutes

Plot

Nawfel Saheb-Ettaba's understated debut feature, El-Kotbia (The Bookshop), takes place at bookstore, and at the home of the family who owns it. Jamil (Ahmed El-Haffiene) goes to work for Tarek (Yadh Beji), and is given room and board as the store as part of the arrangement. Tarek's wife, Lelia (Hend Sabri), harbors dreams of becoming a professional singer, and is in conflict with her mother-in-law, Aicha (Martine Gafsi). Aicha is flamboyant by nature, leading to speculation from townspeople about the exact nature of her friendship with Jamil. The Bookshop was screened at the 2003 Berlin Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Hend Sabri
• Ahmed El-Haffiene
• Martine Gafsi
• Yadh Beji
• Raouf Ben Amor

Moustafa El-Adouani; Slah M'Sadak; Hatem Belakhal; Nabiha Ben-Miled

Credit

Francois Beland - Art Director, Send Bahri - Consultant/advisor, Magdelena Garcia - Costume Designer, Elyes Zrelli - First Assistant Director, Nawfel Saheb-Ettaba - Director, Nadia Ben Rachid - Editor, Mounira Bhar - Editor, Kaies Sellami - Composer (Music Score), Julien Ome - Composer (Music Score), Gilles Porte - Cinematographer, Nawfel Saheb-Ettaba - Producer, Dominique Hennequin - Sound/Sound Designer, Hachemi Joulak - Sound/Sound Designer, Nawfel Saheb-Ettaba - Screenwriter, Tarek Ben-Chabaane - Screenwriter