Mint Tea (1984)
1h 24m
Running Time
October 20, 1984Release Date
Plot.
A young Algerian in Paris has not been as successful as he claims in letters home, and when his mother unexpectedly arrives for a visit of several months, he is hard put to hide his circumstances -- and the fact that he has resorted to small-time criminal activity to support himself. His mother disembarks in her traditional attire, a warm-hearted woman who does not have a clue as to how this foreign society functions but also has absolutely no inhibitions about finding out, if the need arises. As the story progresses, the mother catches on to her son's circumstances though the two are still not able to confront the deception and right it. Even with a low budget, this first-time feature-length story by Bahloul Bahloul combines satire, comedy, and pathos to bring home a relationship between mother and son that transcends life's many obstacles.
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Cast & Crew.

Chafia Boudraa
The mother

Abdellatif Kechiche
Hamou

Krimo Bouguetof
Abdelkader

Malick Bowens
Bakaba

Malek Kateb
Le Taleb

Dominique Pinon
Roger

Jean-Luc Boutté
Mr. Alain

Anne Canovas
Joséphine

Jean-Luc Boutté
M. Alain

Abdelkrim Bahloul
Writer / Director

Jean Curtelin
Writer

Jean Daskalidès
Co-Producer

Mazouz Ould-Abderrahmane
L'épicier

Jacques Rispal
Le clochard raciste

Jean-Claude Patrice
Executive Producer

Gilles Ricci
Producer

Lahlou Tighremt
Original Music Composer

Charles Van Damme
Director of Photography

Jacques Witta
Editor

Chantal Giuliani
Production Design

Ricardo Castro
Sound

Miguel Rejas
Sound
Details.
Release DateOctober 20, 1984
Original NameLe thé à la menthe
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 24m
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