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The Bookstore, is a 2002 Tunisian movie, directed by Nawfel Saheb-Ettaba, and starring Yadh Beji, Martine Gafsi, Ahmed Hafiane. with a runtime of 102 minutes.
The Bookstore is a Tunisian drama following Jamil, a man who returns home after years spent in France and the West Indies — broken, restless, and looking for a foothold. He lands a temporary clerical job at a bookshop in the heart of colonial Tunis, where he finds himself drawn to Aicha, the mother of the shop's owner Tarak and a woman fifteen years his senior. What unfolds is an exploration of desire, displacement, and the complicated emotional terrain of return. Set against the atmospheric backdrop of colonial-era Tunis, the film delves into the tensions between generations and the longing for connection that transcends social expectation.
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