A Summer in La Goulette

A Summer in La Goulette

1996 · 89 min · FR · 6.1 (29 votes)
Dir. Férid Boughedir · Starring Sonia Mankaï, Gamil Ratib, Sarah Pariente, Ava Cohen-Jonathan, Guy Nataf, Ivo Salerno · Music Jean-Marie Sénia
DramaComedy

Summer of 1967. La Goulette, a touristic beach of Tunisia, is the site where three seventeen-year-old girls live: Gigi, Sicilian and Catholic; Meriem, Tunisian and Muslim; Tina, French and Jewish. They would like to have their first sexual experience during that summer, challenging their families. Their fathers, Youssef, Jojo and Giuseppe, are old friends and their friendship will be in crisis because of the girls, while Hadj, an old rich Arab, would like to marry Meriem.

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Immerse yourself in a sun-drenched, nostalgic summer in 1960s Tunisia. This film offers a charming, lighthearted exploration of youthful rebellion and cultural identity, wrapped in warm family dynamics and enduring friendships. It's a sweet, character-driven journey through a pivotal season of discovery.

nostalgiclightheartedcharmingwarmrebellioussteadyMediterranean cinemaensemble castcharacter-drivenslice-of-lifeperiod piececoming-of-agecultural identityfamily dynamicsfriendshipfirst love
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