The Season of Men (2000)

An 18 year old on the island Djerba, Aicha, is married to Said, who works in Tunis for much of the year. Aicha breaks with tradition and decides to join Said in Tunis, weaving rugs to make money. Said asks that she give him a son, so Aicha lives under the rule of her mother-in-law.

Released Sept. 13, 2000 122 min 12+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: tmdb.woman-director, mdblist.fresh, imdb.tunisia, imdb.mother-daughter-relationship, imdb.title-directed-by-female, imdb.tradition, imdb.patriarchy + 42 more, imdb.feminism, imdb.flashback, imdb.flash-forward, imdb.island, imdb.bigger-dreams, imdb.tunis-tunisia, imdb.djerba-tunisia, imdb.husband-wife-relationship, imdb.father-daughter-relationship, imdb.carpet-salesman, imdb.fear-of-sex, imdb.marriage, imdb.father-son-relationship, imdb.mother-son-relationship, imdb.ill-son, imdb.brother-sister-relationship, imdb.memory, imdb.abandoned-by-husband, imdb.abandoned-by-father, imdb.mother-in-law-daughter-in-law-relationship, imdb.ritual, imdb.carpet-weaving, imdb.henna, imdb.sexual-frustration, imdb.psychosomatic-illness, imdb.reference-to-divorce, imdb.sociology, imdb.women-s-rights, imdb.anguish, imdb.community-of-women, imdb.oppression, imdb.extramarital-affair, imdb.infidelity, imdb.unfaithfulness, imdb.adultery, imdb.vacation, imdb.money, imdb.bath, imdb.sense-of-smell, imdb.f-rated, soundmix.dolby-sr, aspectratio.1-66-1