The Sultan of the Medina

1993 | 95 minutes | 7.0 ★ (3)

The Sultan of the Medina
  • Overview

    A community of people rejected by society live in an abandoned residence located in a "Medina": an old town in Tunisia. Al Bab, a local criminal running the residence's prostitution circle, returns from prison on his wedding day. Fraj, his brother and the town warlock, falls in love with Ramla, his brother's future wife: He is the only man of the residence who has seen her face, as she is kept prisoner in one of the rooms until the wedding night.

  • Release Date

    02 January 1993

  • DirectingMoncef Dhouib
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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