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The Silences of the Palace

Original title: Samt el qusur · Turkish title: Sarayın Sessizliği
1994 · 1 h 56 min
Directed by Moufida Tlatli
Drama

Cast

Hend Sabri Amel Hedhili Najia Ouerghi

Plot

In 1966, Alia, a young Tunisian musician, returns to the palace where her mother, Khedija, once worked as a maid and singer for the royal family in the last years of the monarchy. She remembers the humiliations that the women of the household endured, and the way her mother kept silent. Moufida Tlatli's 1994 film is a delicate study of class, memory and gender.

Sinekatalog’s take

Moufida Tlatli's drama follows a Tunisian musician returning to the palace where her mother served the royal family, remembering the women's silent humiliations. Hend Sabri leads a lyrical, subtle and moving film about class and memory.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (1,256 votes)
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