Mint Tea

Mint Tea

1984
1h 24m
4.0

4.0/10

2 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Spoken Languages
French

Quick Facts

Original Title Le thé à la menthe
Release Date October 20, 1984
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0269966

Cast

Chafia Boudraa
Chafia Boudraa

The mother

Abdellatif Kechiche
Abdellatif Kechiche

Hamou

Krimo Bouguetof
Krimo Bouguetof

Abdelkader

Malick Bowens
Malick Bowens

Bakaba

Dominique Pinon
Dominique Pinon

Roger

Jean-Luc Boutté
Jean-Luc Boutté

Mr. Alain

Anne Canovas
Anne Canovas

Joséphine

Key Crew

Abdelkrim Bahloul
Writer
Jean Curtelin
Writer
Jean-Claude Patrice
Executive Producer
Gilles Ricci
Producer
Abdelkrim Bahloul
Director

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