# Arab Blues (2020)

> A Paris-trained psychotherapist returns to Tunis and confronts family pressure, bureaucratic absurdity, and social taboos while trying to create a community around talking therapy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/407839

## Facts

- Runtime: 88 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Manele Labidi
- Cast: Golshifteh Farahani, Hichem Yacoubi, Majd Mastoura, Aïsha Ben Miled, Ramla Ayari, Fériel Chammari, Najoua Zouhair, Jamel Sassi
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9648886/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, warm, hopeful, lazy sunday, international cinema night

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