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This witty and sensual story of a boy learning to appreciate the beauty of women has been given a caring presentation for its release on DVD. Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces (Halfaouine L'Enfant Des Terrasses) has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and has also been enhanced for anamorphic play on 16 x 9 monitors. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Stereo; the dialogue is in Arabic with optional subtitles in English and Spanish. Bonus materials include a gallery of production stills and Camera Arabe, a full-length documentary on the history of Arabic cinema.
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Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces (1990)
98 min
Twelve-year-old Noura dangles uncertainly in that difficult netherworld between childhood and adulthood. His growing libido has gotten him banned from the women's baths, where his mother took him when he was younger, but he's not yet old enough to participate in grown-up discussions with the men of his Tunisian village. Noura's only real friend is a troublemaker named Salih -- the village political outcast.