Cursed Be the Phosphate

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Cursed Be the Phosphate, is a 2012 French movie, directed by Sami Tlili. with a runtime of 82 minutes.

Overview

Cursed Be the Phosphate is a documentary that chronicles the 2008 uprising in Redeyef, a Tunisian mining town almost entirely dependent on phosphate production. Its residents rose against state corruption, dangerous working conditions, and deteriorating living standards — and were met with brutal repression by Ben Ali's police state. The film reveals how this largely forgotten revolt ignited the Tunisian people's resistance and laid the groundwork for the 2011 revolution and the broader Arab Spring.

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