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Man of Ashes

ريح السد‎

1986

In the days before his arranged wedding, a young Tunisian man is tormented by anxiety and the return of a childhood trauma he shares with his best friend, whose manhood the town gossips call into question. A bold, groundbreaking drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Tunisia

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