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6.2/10 • 236

2020-02-121h 28m

ComedyDrama

Selma, a psychoanalyst, deals with a cast of colorful new patients after returning home to Tunisia to open a practice.

Directors
Manele Labidi
Editors
Yorgos Lamprinos

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  1. Golshifteh Farahani

    Golshifteh Farahani

    Selma

  2. Hichem Yacoubi

    Hichem Yacoubi

    Raouf

  3. Majd Mastoura

    Majd Mastoura

    Naïm

  4. Aïsha Ben Miled

    Aïsha Ben Miled

    Olfa

  5. Ramla Ayari

    Ramla Ayari

    Amel

  6. Feryel Chammari

    Feryel Chammari

    Baya

  7. Najoua Zouhair

    Najoua Zouhair

    Nour

  8. Jamel Sassi

    Jamel Sassi

    Fares

  9. Rim Hamrouni

    Rim Hamrouni

    Meriem

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Tejas Nair

Nov 27, 2020

8/10

Arab Blues (A Couch in Tunis) is an instantly likeable film. Its opening shot - about an old man's description of who Sigmund Freud might be from his looks - is charming and so is the story that succeeds it of a young woman (Golshifteh Farahani) coming back to her homeland, Tunisia, from Paris to start a psychoanalysis practice. She knows she will be looked down for it, a testament that she immediately gets from her uncle. But she is independent, courageous, and gritty, and so the film begins. I absolutely loved all the characters and their performances here, especially Farahani, Feryel Chammari, and Aïsha Ben Miled. Each actor is better than the other and I had a sweet time looking at them, delivering beautiful dialogues and acting like it's real life. The social critique is pregnant here but Arab Blues projects itself as a lively comedy about a woman's struggle in modern-day Tunis, a state still marred by backward beliefs and customs, something that is common everywhere. With a supporting soundtrack, adequate humour, and the ability to keep you engaged, Arab Blues is easily one of the most pleasant comedies you will see this year. Glad I sat down and considered EUFF. Grade A-. (Watched at the 2020 European Union Film Festival of India (EUFF).)

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Status
Released
Original Language
French
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