The Sultan of the Medina
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A community of people rejected by society live in an abandoned residence located in a "Medina": an old town in Tunisia. Al Bab, a local criminal running the residence's prostitution circle, returns from prison on his wedding day. Fraj, his brother and the town warlock, falls in love with Ramla, his brother's future wife: He is the only man of the residence who has seen her face, as she is kept prisoner in one of the rooms until the wedding night.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1993-01-02
Runtime: 95 mins
Director: Moncef Dhouib
Spoken language: العربية
Genres: Drama
Original title: The Sultan of the Medina
Production Companies: Cinétéléfilms, TRANSMEDITERRANEE PRODUCTION
Production Countries: France, Tunisia
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