Golden Horseshoes
Genres
Overview
Youssef Soltane, a 45-year-old Tunisian intellectual, is the product of a generation that lived the era of euphoria and great ideologies in the sixties, and their subsequent failure. He was incarcerated and tortured for his political opinions. Furthermore, his relationship with Zineb, a young, beautiful bourgeois, only brings him more trouble. During one long winter night, Youssef wanders in search of an emotional haven, prey to all the questions that flood his memory.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
104 min
Release Date
1989-01-02
Status
Released
Original Language
Arabic
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
4.5
Hichem Rostom
Youssef
Hamadi Zarrouk
Sghaier
Michket Krifa
Zineb
Fethi Haddaoui
Abdullah
Chadia Azzouz
Youssef's Mother
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