ComedyDrama

Arab Blues

Selma, a psychoanalyst, deals with a cast of colorful new patients after returning home to Tunisia to open a practice.

Release Date : 2020-02-12

Language :ArabicFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Kazak ProductionsARTE France Cinéma

Production Country : FranceTunisia

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Selma

Original Name : Golshifteh Farahani

Gender : Female

Character Name : Raouf

Original Name : Hichem Yacoubi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Naïm

Original Name : Majd Mastoura

Gender : Male

Character Name : Olfa

Original Name : Aïsha Ben Miled

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amel

Original Name : Ramla Ayari

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baya

Original Name : Feryel Chammari

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nour

Original Name : Najoua Zouhair

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fares

Original Name : Jamel Sassi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Meriem

Original Name : Rim Hamrouni

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ferid

Original Name : Mhadheb Rmili

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lobna

Original Name : Atef Ben Chedly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chokri - A Policeman

Original Name : Oussama Kochkar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hafifa

Original Name : Yosra Bouzaiene

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amor - A Policeman

Original Name : Zied Mekki

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uncle Mourad

Original Name : Moncef Ajengui

Gender : Male

Reviews

Tejas Nair

@nairtejas

2021-06-23

Arab Blues (A Couch in Tunis) is an instantly likeable film. Its opening shot - about an old man's description of who Sigmund Freud might be from his looks - is charming and so is the story that succeeds it of a young woman (Golshifteh Farahani) coming back to her homeland, Tunisia, from Paris to start a psychoanalysis practice. She knows she will be looked down for it, a testament that she immediately gets from her uncle. But she is independent, courageous, and gritty, and so the film begins. I absolutely loved all the characters and their performances here, especially Farahani, Feryel Chammari, and Aïsha Ben Miled. Each actor is better than the other and I had a sweet time looking at them, delivering beautiful dialogues and acting like it's real life. The social critique is pregnant here but Arab Blues projects itself as a lively comedy about a woman's struggle in modern-day Tunis, a state still marred by backward beliefs and customs, something that is common everywhere. With a supporting soundtrack, adequate humour, and the ability to keep you engaged, Arab Blues is easily one of the most pleasant comedies you will see this year. Glad I sat down and considered EUFF. **Grade A-**. (Watched at the 2020 European Union Film Festival of India (EUFF).)