CHICHKHAN

JAMIL RATEB - Tunisia

Synopsis

Si Abbes, an old ‘aristocrat’, is attacked one evening in the street by a thug. He is rescued by Kinza, an unknown girl with whom he falls madly in love. He offers her a family treasure, a bracelet, chich khan, and dreams of having an affair with her.

Film details

Genre : Narrative Feature film
Duration : 100 minutes
Year of production : 1991
Country : Tunisia
Casting : Gamil Rateb - Jalila Baccar - Elisa Giorgio - Fathi Hadaoui Kamel Touati - Kaouther Bardi - Aroua Maouaouia
Screenwriter : Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud - Fadhel Jaibi
Cinematography : Gilberto Azvedo
Editor : Arbi ben Ali
Director : JAMIL RATEB
Production company : Entreprise de la Radiodiffusion Télévision Tunisienne (ERTT) Touza Films - Scarabée films






Jameel Rateb was born in 1926 in Alexandria. He made his debut in Egypt with the film I'm the East (1946). He made over 70 Egyptian, and 7 French, films. He also participated in the famous American film Lawrence of Arabia. He acted in 3 Tunisian films, including Chichkhan, directed by Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud and Fadhel Ja'aibi. In 2016, he was the guest of honour at the 27th Carthage Film Festival.