Remparts d'argile (1970)
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Leila Shenna, Jean-Louis Trintignant
In a remote Tunisian village, a young woman helps striking salt-mine workers as the authorities send in the army.
The story
In the 1960s, workers at a salt mine in a remote Tunisian village organize a strike, and the authorities respond by sending in the army. A young woman decides to help the strikers by setting traps for the soldiers.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The story takes place in the 1960s in a remote Tunisian village, where workers at the local salt mine organize a strike and the authorities respond by sending in the army. The protagonist (Leila Shenna) is a young woman who decides to help the strikers by setting traps for the soldiers. This resistance leads her to break free from the traditional patriarchal culture of rural Tunisia.
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