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Tea in the Harem

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Seventeen-year-old Madjid (Kader Boukhanef) and his friend, Pat (Rémi Martin), spend their days indulging in petty crime in a neglected Paris housing project. Madjid, the son of Algerian immigrants, has trouble getting a job due to widespread racism, while Pat is equally aimless. Those around them similarly struggle, with Pat's sister turning to prostitution alongside Solange (Nicole Hiss), an alcoholic hooker, and single mother Josette (Laure Duthilleul) contemplating suicide.

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Walter Goodman New York Times ... plot devices that seem to have been lifted from paperback novels. Dec 20, 2017 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: B Jan 22, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Seventeen-year-old Madjid (Kader Boukhanef) and his friend, Pat (Rémi Martin), spend their days indulging in petty crime in a neglected Paris housing project. Madjid, the son of Algerian immigrants, has trouble getting a job due to widespread racism, while Pat is equally aimless. Those around them similarly struggle, with Pat's sister turning to prostitution alongside Solange (Nicole Hiss), an alcoholic hooker, and single mother Josette (Laure Duthilleul) contemplating suicide.
Director
Mehdi Charef
Producer
Michèle Ray-Gavras
Screenwriter
Mehdi Charef
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Runtime
1h 50m