The Sultan of the Medina

The Sultan of the Medina

95 mins | Drama | Jan. 2, 1993

A community of people rejected by society live in an abandoned residence located in a "Medina": an old town in Tunisia. Al Bab, a local criminal running the residence's prostitution circle, returns from prison on his wedding day. Fraj, his brother and the town warlock, falls in love with Ramla, his brother's future wife: He is the only man of the residence who has seen her face, as she is kept prisoner in one of the rooms until the wedding night.

The Sultan of the Medina

95 mins | Drama | Jan. 2, 1993

The Sultan of the Medina
A community of people rejected by society live in an abandoned residence located in a "Medina": an old town in Tunisia. Al Bab, a local criminal running the residence's prostitution circle, returns from prison on his wedding day. Fraj, his brother and the town warlock, falls in love with Ramla, his brother's future wife: He is the only man of the residence who has seen her face, as she is kept prisoner in one of the rooms until the wedding night.
Producers Cinétéléfilms, TRANSMEDITERRANEE PRODUCTION
Original title يا سلطان المدينه
Directors Moncef Dhouib
Writers Taoufik Jebali