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Man of Ashes
[Rih Al-Sid]

Type:
Feature Film

Director:
Nouri Bouzid

Year:
1986

Time:
109 minutes

Language:
Arabic with English subtitles

 

Winner: Tanit d'Or—Carthage Film Festival
Un Certain Regard Award—Cannes Film Festival

"Raw in its power and light on its feet, Man of Ashes is a handsomely crafted parable of sexual peril and promise." —The Seattle Times

 
Ordering Information
Available for online sale
Available for online sale
   

As his wedding date approaches, handsome young Hachemi must confront and resolve his feelings of guilt and anxiety about a sexual incident from his past.

A thoughtful, beautifully crafted film, Man of Ashes is a fascinating examination of traditional masculine roles and identity in Tunisia.

This film is available with a Digital Site License (DSL), which allows colleges, universities, or libraries to encode, locally host, and stream the film to their community on a closed, password-protected system.

Rental Information
This film is available from AFD for public screenings and television broadcast. For information regarding rental rates and formats, please contact [email protected] for institutional/non-theatrical screenings, or [email protected] for theatrical, festival, television, or other bookings.

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