An 18 year old on the island Djerba, Aicha, is married to Said, who works in Tunis for much of the year. Aicha breaks with tradition and decides to join Said in Tunis, weaving rugs to make money. Said asks that she give him a son, so Aicha lives under the rule of her mother-in-law.
Cast
Rabia Ben Abdallah
Aicha
Sabah Bouzouita
Zeineb
Ghalia Ben Ali
Meriem
Hend Sabry
Emna
Ezzedine Gannoun
Said
Mouna Noureddine
Matriarch
Azza Baaziz
Meriem as a child
Lilia Falkat
Emna as a child
Adel Hergal
Aziz
Houyem Rassaa
Zohra
Kaouther Belhaj
Fatma
Néjib Belkadhi
Sami
Jamel Madani
Younes
Sadok Boutouria
Am Ali
Zakia Ben Ayed
Regaya
Meherzia Ben Nasser
Mahbouba
Ikram Azouz
Slimane
Ahmed Hafiene
Ghali
Ali Khemiri
Unknown
Leila Chebbi
Salha
Wajiha Jendoubi
Salwa
Habiba Soussi
Ftima
Khaled Gheffed
Fishmonger
Chedly Ben Messaoud
Doctor
Tarek Zammouri
Hamed
Hatem Maroub
Strapping lad
Brahim Saidi
Strapping lad
Gueith Barkallah
Faycal
Sabrine Ben Jeddy
Young woman in Menzel
Rami Anane
Young woman in Menzel
Habiba Douzi
Wise woman
Jalila Farjalla
Djerba
Crew
Moufida Tlatli
Director, Writer
Nouri Bouzid
Writer
Isabelle Devinck
Editor
Marie Liotard
Editor
Claire Le Villain
Editor
Naama Mejri
Editor, Costume Design
Youssef Ben Youssef
Director of Photography
Mounir Baaziz
First Assistant Director
Dora Bouchoucha
Executive Producer
Nathalie Nghet
Executive Producer
Margaret Ménégoz
Producer
Mohamed Tlatli
Producer
Claude Bennys
Production Design
Khaled Joulak
Production Design
Chedli Chaouachi
Camera Operator
Nadia Anane
Costume Design
Thierry Lebon
Sound Mixer
Bruno Mercère
Sound Mixer
Anouar Brahem
Original Music Composer
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