A Summer in La Goulette (, ) is a 1996 film by Tunisian director Férid Boughedir. It is a narrative of how intercommunal relations deteriorated in cosmopolitan La Goulette after the end of French rule, especially Muslim-Jewish relations affected by the Six-Day War and the rising impact of Islam on Tunisian society.
The film also features La Goulette native Claudia Cardinale as herself. The film was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.
Plot Youssef (Mustapha Adouani) is a Muslim who works on the TGM and lives in La Goulette. His best friends are Jewish Jojo the brik seller and Sicilian Catholic Giuseppe the fisherman, who are also his neighbours. Their daughters grow up together and share their prospects for life, but the landlord Hadj Beji (Gamil Ratib) has his eyes on Youssef's daughter Meriem (Sonia Mankaï).
Cast Gamil Ratib : Hadj Beji Mustapha Adouani : Youssef Guy Nataf : Jojo Ivo Salerno : Giuseppe Michel Boujenah : TSF Claudia Cardinale : herself Sonia Mankaï : Meriem Ava Cohen-Jonathan : Tina Sarah Pariente : Gigi Kais Ben Messaoud : Chouchou Mohamed Driss : Miró
See also Le Chant des mariées
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