Railway Men

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Railway Men, is a 2021 Qatari movie, directed by Erige Sehiri. with a runtime of 73 minutes.

Overview

Railway Men (Aal-Sakka) is a Tunisian drama set against the backdrop of a country in transition, told through the lives of two railway workers on the road. Ahmed, a seasoned train conductor, finds himself torn between decades of loyalty to Tunisia's ageing national railway company and his own restless personal ambitions. His colleague Fitati chooses a different path — becoming a whistleblower to expose the accidents being quietly swept under the carpet. The film uses the rhythm of train travel as a structural metaphor, building tension between duty, conscience, and self-interest. A grounded and observant piece of Tunisian cinema, Railway Men captures the quiet human drama playing out inside institutions in decline.

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