Tea in the Harem (French: Le Thé au harem d'Archimède)[note 1] is a 1985 film directed by Mehdi Charef, based on a book written by Charef in 1983. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.[3] The film won the Prix Jean Vigo in 1985.

Tea in the Harem
Film poster
Directed byMehdi Charef
Screenplay byMehdi Charef
Based onLe thé au harem d'Archi Ahmed
by Mehdi Charef
Produced byCosta-Gavras
Michèle Ray-Gavras
StarringRémi Martin
Kader Boukhanef
CinematographyDominique Chapuis
Edited byKenout Peltier
Release date
  • 30 April 1985 (1985-04-30)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$3.9 million[2]

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Notes

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  1. ^ The French title is a mondegreen for Le theoreme d'Archimède, "Archimedes' theoreme"

References

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  1. ^ Goodman, Walter (6 June 1986). "Tea in Harem, Street Youths in France". NY Times. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Le Thé au harem d'Archimède (1985) - JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Tea in the Harem". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
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