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Noura is an inquisitive thirteen-year-old whose eyes are opened to his own sexual desires when he visits the local Turkish bathhouse with his mother. Gazing upon the array of unclothed women and girls, Noura begins to experience his first pangs of longing. Just as Noura is awakened to the pleasures...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Ciné Télé Films, RTT (Firm), International Film Circuit (Firm), Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Boughedir, Ferid, 1944-, Boughedir, Selim, Driss, Mohamed, Ben-Abdallah, Rabiaa
Format: Video VHS
Language:Arabic
Language Notes:In Arabic with English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : Kino on Video, [1997]
Subjects:
Boys > Sexual behavior > Drama.
Baths, Turkish > Drama.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Arab.
Motion pictures, French.
Feature films.
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Summary:Noura is an inquisitive thirteen-year-old whose eyes are opened to his own sexual desires when he visits the local Turkish bathhouse with his mother. Gazing upon the array of unclothed women and girls, Noura begins to experience his first pangs of longing. Just as Noura is awakened to the pleasures of the opposite sex, he risks being wrestled from their tender, affectionate companionship and thrust into the callous and rigid company of men.
Item Description:"An International Film Circuit Release"--Container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
A foreign film (Tunisia/France).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (98 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Georges Borsky ; editors, Maoufido Tlotli, Marie-Christine Rougiere ; adaptation, Maryse Léon Garcia ; dialogues Taoufik Jebali ; music, Anour Braham.