Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | Silences du palais
Schweigen des Palastes
Silences of the palace
Alternate title from container: Shamt al kushur
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| Other authors / contributors: | Tlatli, Moufida, 1947-
Magnien, Richard.
Hadhīlī, Āmāl.
Ouerghi, Najia.
Ṣabrī, Hind.
Ben Ammar, Zahira.
Ben Saïdane, Fatima.
Bouzouita, Sabah.
Catzaras, Hélène.
Lacroix, Ghalia.
Bouajila, Sami.
Rostom, Hichem.
Bouzid, Nouri.
Ben Youssef, Youssef.
Brahem, Anouar.
Cinétéléfilms (Firm)
Mat Films.
Trigon-Film.
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| Notes: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1994.
Cinematography, Youssef Ben Youssef ; editing, Camille Cotte, Karim Hammouda, Moufida Tlatli ; music, Anouar Brahem.
Amel Hedhili, Najia Ouerghi, Hend Sabri, Fatima Ben Saïdane, Zahira Ben Ammar, Sabah Bouzouita, Sonia Meddeb, Hélène Catzaras, Ghalia Lacroix, Sami Bouajila, Hichem Rostom.
DVD; 1:2.35 score/16:9; PAL.
In Arabic with optional German, French, or English subtitles.
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| Summary: | As Alia, the daughter of a beautiful servant, Khedija, grows up in the king's palace at the end of the French colonial rule in Tunisia, she realizes the sexual favors required of her mother and other servants, as she, herself, is misused by those in power around her. Women had to live in silence, a silence so profound, they may come to doubt their own past -- even their own existence -- yet they survived these political realities with courage, fellowship, and the resources of their bodies.
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| Awards: | Winner of the Caméra d'Or - Mention Spéciale, Cannes Film Festival, 1994 ; Fédération International de la Presse Cinématographique FIPRESCI Award, 1994 ; Golden Tulip, Istanbul International Film Festival, 1995.
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