Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces
1990 · 98 min · Director: Férid Boughedir
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A coming-of-age comedy/drama set in Tunisia. Twelve-year-old Noura is an impressionable boy who must learn to reconcile two conflicting worlds - the loving world of Muslim women and the vastly different, harsher world of men - while also dealing with his own budding sexuality.
Emotional fingerprint
Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Empathy 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Nostalgia. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Humor
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Humor | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 30 % | 5 % | 27 % | 2 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 36 % | 14 % | 33 % | 5 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 31 % | 31 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Sympathy | 57 % | 43 % | 30 % | 21 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 55 % | 33 % | 39 % | 16 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 50 % | 23 % | 45 % | 8 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 20 % | 46 % | 4 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 55 % | 25 % | 43 % | 9 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Sympathy | 56 % | 41 % | 31 % | 21 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sympathy | 54 % | 45 % | 34 % | 24 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 50 % | 32 % | 43 % | 15 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 22 % | 38 % | 8 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Humor | 45 % | 18 % | 40 % | 18 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Humor | 49 % | 23 % | 35 % | 16 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 59 % | 40 % | 24 % | 33 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 66 % | 58 % | 16 % | 53 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sympathy | 65 % | 60 % | 18 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sympathy | 60 % | 50 % | 16 % | 44 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Sadness | 57 % | 38 % | 8 % | 43 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Jamila, Noura's mother
Salih
Latifa
Salouha
Leila
Sheikh Mokhtar
Moncef
The matron
Mounir
Owner of the hammam
Zekhia
The Beautiful Aicha
Fatma
Details
- Directed by
- Férid Boughedir
- Written by
- Férid Boughedir, Nouri Bouzid, Taoufik Jebali, Maryse León García
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1990
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- Tunisia, France, Italy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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