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The Silences of the Palace is a tunisien film of genre Drama directed by Moufida Tlatli released in USA on 30 september 1994 with Hend Sabri
The Silences of the Palace (1994)
Samt el qusur
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 30 september 1994
Length 2h4
Directed by Moufida Tlatli
OriginTunisie
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa
Rating73%
The Silences of the Palace (Tunisian Arabic: صمت القصور, Samt el qusur) is a 1994 Tunisian film written and directed by Moufida Tlatli.
Synopsis
The film is about a 25-year-old woman, Alia, who returns to her place of birth—a prince's palace in which her mother worked as kitchen hand and mistress. As she wanders through the largely abandoned palace she is confronted by childhood memories.Actors
Hend Sabri
(Young Alia)
Sami Bouajila
(Lofti)
Amel Hedhili
(Khedija)
Zahira Ben Ammar
(Habiba)
Fatma Ben Saïdane
(Mroubia)
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