Tea in the Harem
1985 film
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Tea in the Harem (French: Le Thé au harem d'Archimède)[note 1] is a 1985 film directed by Mehdi Charef, based on a book written by Charef in 1983. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.[3] The film won the Prix Jean Vigo in 1985.
Directed byMehdi Charef
Screenplay byMehdi Charef
Based on
Le thé au harem d'Archi Ahmed
by Mehdi Charef
by Mehdi Charef
Produced byCosta-Gavras
Michèle Ray-Gavras
Michèle Ray-Gavras
| Tea in the Harem | |
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Film poster | |
| Directed by | Mehdi Charef |
| Screenplay by | Mehdi Charef |
| Based on | Le thé au harem d'Archi Ahmed by Mehdi Charef |
| Produced by | Costa-Gavras Michèle Ray-Gavras |
| Starring | Rémi Martin Kader Boukhanef |
| Cinematography | Dominique Chapuis |
| Edited by | Kenout Peltier |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes[1] |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $3.9 million[2] |
Cast
- Kader Boukhanef - Madjid
- Rémi Martin - Pat
- Laure Duthilleul - Josette
- Saïda Bekkouche - Malika
- Nicole Hiss - Solange
- Brahim Ghenaim - The father
- Nathalie Jadot - Chantal
- Frédéric Ayivi - Bengston
- Pascal Dewaeme - Thierry
- Albert Delpy - Pelletier
- Sandrine Dumas - Anita
- Bourlem Guerdjou - Bibiche
- Jean-Pierre Sobeaux - Jean-Marc
- Nicolas Wostrikoff - Stéphane
Plot
This chronicle of life in a Parisian housing project in the 1980s features Madjid, the son of immigrants and the eldest of a large family entirely supported by his mother, and his best friend Pat. After a realistic setup, the film shifts into a dreamlike state before returning to reality with several powerful, almost melodramatic scenes.
Notes
- The French title is a mondegreen for Le theoreme d'Archimède, "Archimedes' theoreme"
