Movies and TV shows set in tunisia
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in tunisia ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, captivating, serious, psychological, suspense and tense films and TV shows about / with family relations, arab, coming of age, police, society, youth, self discovery, female nudity, father son relationship and mother daughter relationship plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres shot in Tunisia, France, Belgium and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as tunisia: The Wedding Song (2008), Of Skin and Men (2017), The String (2009), A Summer in La Goulette (1996), Nouba (2019), Lover Boy (1978), The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1998), The Silences of the Palace (1994), Foreign Body (2016), Satin Rouge (2002).
Best films
New films
| Harga (2021) | 8.8 | |
| The Last of Us (2016) | 6.2 | |
| The Sun Assassinated (2003) | 6.5 | |
| King Conqueror (2009) | 6.9 | |
| A Son (2019) | 7.3 |
List of movies set in tunisia
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France, Tunisia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Nazi occupation of Tunisia strains the bonds of friendship between a Muslim woman and a Sephardic Jewess who are both preparing for their marriages.
Style:
emotional, realistic, atmospheric, erotic, captivating ...
Plot:
world war two, nazi occupation, coming of age, arranged marriage, sensuality, friendship, forced marriage, injustice, holocaust, religions or cults, family relations, society ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
tunisia, africa, middle east, maghreb, south africa
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Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Tunisia, France, Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
erotic, sexual, realistic, semi serious, sincere ...
Plot:
bathhouse, turkish bath, circumcision, coming of age, sexual awakening, arab, nudity, female nudity, youth, young boy, boy, erotica ...
Time:
80s
Place:
tunisia, middle east, africa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Tunisia, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Amel is a young photographer. When she loses her husband, her life changes. Encouraged by her father-in-law, she takes a taste of life by photographing street boys. Without fear of being scandalous, she makes the choice to look at men as men look at ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, sexy
Plot:
muslim woman, father in law, female photographer, seduction, beefcake, relationships, male female relationship, bare chested male, photography, death of husband, art gallery, islam ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
tunisia, north africa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Tunisia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Malik has a lot on his plate when he returns home to Tunisia after living in France. He's processing his father's death, he can't come out to his mother, and his childhood anxieties have resurfaced. But all of Malik's problems ...
Style:
sexual, lgbt cinema, realistic, serious, touching ...
Plot:
gay, arab, gay love, gay interest, love and romance, couples, gays and lesbians, lgbt, homecoming, gay slur, happy ending, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tunisia, africa, south africa, france, paris france ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Tunisia, France, Belgium
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Summer, 1967. La Goulette, the touristic beach of Tunisi, is the site where three nice seventeen-year-old girls live: Gigi, sicilian and catholic; Meriem, Tunisian and Arab; Tina, French and Jewish. They would like to have their first sexual ...
Style:
sexual, realistic, semi serious, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
loss of virginity, teenage sexuality, female nudity, third world, love, coming of age, bittersweet, best friend, nudity, family relations, friends, social relations ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
tunisia, africa, middle east, north africa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Tunisia
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
A historical fiction story that goes back to the 1990s where a passionate suburban young man seeks his destiny in the dark streets of the Tunisian capital, stumbles across love, on his journey of perfecting the art of traditional Mezwed.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
street musician, lifestyle, love affair, love, art, urban, identity, street life, passion, self discovery, coming of age, subculture ...
Time:
90s
Place:
tunisia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
"The Pocket Lover" tells the story of Julien, a 15 year-old boy who falls in love with an older woman, later discovered to be a prostitute. Now, Julien will have to face several obstacles, which includes his parents opposition with this ...
Style:
sex comedy
Plot:
coming of age, young love, teenage boy, sex, older woman younger man, child protagonist, male nudity, sexual assault, male pubic hair, youth, older younger relationship, teenager ...
Place:
france, paris france, tunisia
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The story of the sexual development of a filmmaker through three stages of his life.
Style:
sensual, erotic, sexual, avant garde, contemplative ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
dog sex, innocence lost, woman urinating, sex, fetish, passion, woman peeing, sexuality, desert, erotica, male female relationship, elderly lovers ...
Time:
1950s, year 1999, 20th century, 50s, stone age
Place:
africa, tunisia, england, kenya, london ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Tunisia, France
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The death of a prince brings a young woman back to the palace where she was born into servitude. The lingering legacy of the harem is brought into light from behind frosted windows and velvet curtains.
Style:
islamic, contemplative, thought provoking, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
african, women of color, unwanted pregnancy, master and servant, redemption, feminism, feminist, colonialism, african diaspora, third world, girl power, women power ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
africa, tunisia, middle east, persia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Tunisia, France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In the turbulent aftermath of the Tunisian revolution, young Samia flees her homeland. She braves hostile seas in the crossing to France, but once there she finds that her struggles have only just begun. With no friends, no family, and — most ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
accusation, illegal immigrant, immigrant, female protagonist, life is a bitch, social problems, terrorist, islam, job seeking, death of brother, belly dancing, widow ...
Place:
tunisia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Tunisia, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After the death of her husband, Lilia's life revolves solely around her teenage daughter, Salma. Whilst looking for Salma late one night, Lilia stumbles upon a belly dance cabaret and though initially reserved and taken aback by the culture of ...
Style:
sincere, touching, serious, realistic, islamic
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
fall in love, hopes, nightclub, cabaret, self discovery, starting over, love and romance, parents and children, lifestyle, dysfunctional family, introspection, family problems ...
Place:
middle east, tunisia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Tunisia, Switzerland, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A teenager unwittingly reveals a terrible family secret to her new neighbors.
Style:
serious, thought provoking, sincere, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
family relations, coming of age, family life, teenage life, self discovery, introspection, hopes, parents and children, siblings relations, mother daughter relationship, arab, youth ...
Place:
tunisia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Tunisia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Selma, a psychoanalyst, deals with a cast of colorful new patients after returning home to Tunisia to open a practice.
Style:
captivating, humorous, entertaining, independent film
Plot:
psychotherapy, female psychologist, new job, homecoming, ambitious woman, ambition, society, aspiration, problem solving, psychology, workplace, direction and purpose ...
Place:
tunisia, africa, middle east, north africa
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Tunisia, France, Belgium, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Tunis, summer 2010, a few months before the Revolution: Farah, 18 years old, has just graduated and her family already sees her as a future doctor. But she doesn't have the same idea. She sings in a political rock band, has a passion for life, ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, disturbing, captivating
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
parent child relationship, rebellious daughter, music band, teenage girl, drunkenness, corruption, violence against women, vice squad, women, woman, teenage rebellion, rebellious youth ...
Time:
year 2010
Place:
tunisia, africa, middle east, maghreb, indiana
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Genre: Drama
Country: Tunisia, Belgium, France, Qatar, Netherlands
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
With her abusive husband in jail and a coveted divorce pending, hardworking Noura can almost grasp a happy, new life with lover Lassaad — but when the best-laid plans are upended, Noura must tap her unshakable will to fulfill her dream.
Style:
intense, tense
Plot:
adultery, divorce, female protagonist, women's rights, family drama, motherhood, love triangle, moral dilemma, resilience, female empowerment, domestic abuse, working woman ...
Place:
tunisia, maghreb, north africa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Tunisia, France, Lebanon, Qatar
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Tunisia, summer 2011. The holiday to the South of the country ends in disaster for Fares, Meriem and their 10-year-old son Aziz, when he is accidentally shot in an ambush. His injury will change their lives: Aziz needs a liver transplant, which ...
Style:
social
Plot:
organ trafficking, child trafficking, teenager, mother child relationship, existentialism, dialogue, holiday, biological father, hospital, surgeon, organ donation, father son relationship ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s
Place:
tunisia, middle east, maghreb, libya, north africa ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Tunisia, France, Sweden, Norway, Lebanon, Qatar, Switzerland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Mariam just wanted to enjoy the night, when a tragic event occurs. Despite the trauma, the pretty tunisian student is determined to go to the police. But what can be done when your persecutor is your only chance?
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, tense, exciting, touching ...
Plot:
sexualized violence, police station, police brutality, party, police, female protagonist, student, policewoman, violence against women, woman, women, muslim ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
tunisia, middle east, maghreb
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Tunisia, Belgium, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Young Tunisian Hedi lives an ordered life in which he believes there can be no more surprises. His future will play out as other people have planned, until he meets a young woman named Rim at a hotel in Mahdia Hediand. An ostensibly personal story ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, art house, melancholic
Plot:
arranged marriage, coming of age, self discovery, love affair, couples, male female relationship, couple relations, social issues, love story, relationships, love and romance, social problems ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
tunisia, north africa
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Tunisia, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The first of Nacer Khemir's highly-regarded Desert Trilogy that includes The Dove's Lost Necklace and Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul. Khemir creates an exotic world with Wanderers of the Desert when a young teacher ...
Style:
atmospheric, surreal, ambiguous ending, poetic, allegory ...
Plot:
desert, legend, disappearance, teacher, children, magic realism, haunting, folklore, isolation, supernatural, remote village, cursed ...
Place:
sahara, africa, north africa, tunisia, middle east
Is relevant?
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Tunisia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A Tunisian romantic drama series that displays the social conflict, racism and criminal corruption, following the family affairs/disputes and the love life of three ivy league brothers.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, romantic drama, emotional ...
Plot:
relationships, racism, family drama, social conflict, class conflict, family problems, ethnic conflict, brother brother relationship, life is a bitch, culture clash, social issues, social problems ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
north africa, tunisia
Is relevant?
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Tunisia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A Tunisian breakdancer falls in with fundamentalists with designs to turn the young man into a suicide bomber.
Plot:
arab, dialogue, father son relationship, escape, husband wife relationship, train, police, teacher, death, money, singer, bomb ...
Time:
september 11 2001
Place:
tunisia, middle east
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jean-Paul Belmondo plays Paul, a former womanizer who marries the head of the medical department's "unattractive" daughter Christine because he thinks attractive women can't be trusted and make poor wives. A car accident leaves ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, sex comedy, black comedy ...
Plot:
doctor nurse relationship, sexy nurse, unwanted pregnancy, marriage of convenience, dangerous attraction, prejudice, sexual relations, love triangle, obsession, love and romance, nurse, marriage ...
Time:
70s, year 1972
Place:
tunisia, france, africa
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Genre: Horror
Country: Tunisia
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Come for Tunisia’s first horror film, following three students’ filmed investigation of weird rumors in a remote village, and stay for the sickening madness, macabre witchcraft, ghastly beheadings, and gory cannibalism.
Style:
slasher, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot:
cannibal, murder, woman in danger, cannibalism, folk horror, youth, women, killing spree, violence, disguise, threat, brutality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tunisia
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium, Tunisia, Morocco
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The film follows two brothers over the course of a decade. While they begin as kids in search of thrills in the sprawling slums of Morocco’s Sidi Moumen, we witness their gradual, and ultimately shocking, radicalisation.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, disturbing, islamic ...
Plot:
terrorism, muslim, suicide bomber, terrorist, terrorist attack, islam, radical, danger, society, family relations, murder, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
year 2012, 90s, 2000s, september 11 2001, 21st century
Place:
middle east, tunisia, maghreb, africa, morocco
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Genre: Drama
Country: Tunisia, Algeria
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Tunisia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1995
Style:
semi autobiographical, melancholic, poetic, period piece, wistful
Plot:
home alone, imagination, coming of age, childhood, poverty, bittersweet, nostalgia, memory, immigration, self discovery, escape, working class ...
Place:
tunisia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Tunisia, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
no overview yet
Plot:
circumcision, arab, marital problem, brothel, projectionist, dysfunctional family, screenwriter, van, flash forward, male female relationship, uncle nephew relationship, singer ...
Place:
tunisia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Tunisia
TV show
Story:
A journalist who helps the police in their investigation against Hanen Lahmar, a clinic owner and a mafia boss specialized in organ trafficking.
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, suspense, dark ...
Plot:
organ trafficking, investigation, mafia, police, crime solving, murder investigation, journalist, police investigation, crime investigation, mobster, investigative reporter, uncover truth ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
tunisia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Tunisia, France, Lebanon
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In 2011 Tunisia, as the Arab Spring awakens, unemployed graduate Aziz, nicknamed Zizou (Zied Ayadi), travels from his Saharan village to the big city of Tunis in search of a job. From television aerial installation to political intrigue, this ...
Style:
political, romantic, independent film
Plot:
protest, love story, social change, coming of age, corruption, class conflict, hopes, city life, gang, working class, fundamentalism, cultural conflict ...
Time:
year 2014
Place:
tunisia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A steely special ops agent finds his morality put to the test when he infiltrates a crime syndicate and unexpectedly bonds with the boss' young son.
Style:
captivating, tense, serious, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
agent, undercover agent, one against many, investigation, special agent, criminal, fight, mob boss, fighting crime, criminal gang, criminal underworld, political conspiracy ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
france, libya, tunisia
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
April 5, 1943: a battalion of the Foreign Legion arrives in El Ksour, Tunisia, to escort a fortune in gold bars to the home front. A German ambush awaits, and all but four die. Thanks to the street smarts of Sergeant Augagneur, the Legionnaires ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, feel good, light ...
Plot:
foreign legion, heist, world war two, military life, couple relations, dishonesty, cons and scams, anti war, heroic mission, military, betrayal, french foreign legion ...
Time:
20th century, year 1943, 1940s
Place:
tunisia, north africa, africa
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