01 A conservative widow secretly discovers a passion for belly dancing.
Directed by Raja Amari · 1h 40m
10 Best Tunisian Movies to Watch
By Vlad Zakh · September 17, 2026
Tunisia Drama thought provoking
Tunisian cinema has produced some of North Africa’s sharpest political filmmaking, especially since the 2011 revolution opened up room for stories the old regime wouldn’t have allowed. Red Satin has a conservative widow discovering belly dancing, Man of Ashes forces a craftsman to face buried childhood trauma before his wedding, A Son turns a family road trip into a medical emergency, and Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces loses its hero his place in the women’s bathhouse. Beauty and the Dogs, As I Open My Eyes, The Man Who Sold His Skin and The Silences of the Palace round out the list.
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02 A young craftsman's upcoming wedding forces him to confront a buried childhood trauma.
Directed by Nouri Bouzid · 1h 49m
03 A family road trip becomes a medical emergency that drags years of secrets into the open.
Directed by Klim Shipenko · 1h 49m
04 A boy on the edge of adolescence loses access to the women-only bathhouse he grew up in.
Directed by Férid Boughedir · 1h 38m
Where to watch
Stream: Kino Film Collection, Artify · Rent: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, Artify · Buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Stream: Artify · Rent: Artify
Stream: Artify, Kino Film Collection · Rent: Artify
Stream: Artify · Rent: Artify
Stream: Artify · Rent: Artify
05 A young woman raised as a servant in a royal palace confronts the truth about her own past.
Directed by Moufida Tlatli · 2h 04m
06 A young singer's political lyrics put her at odds with her mother and Tunisia's pre-revolution surveillance state.
Directed by Leyla Bouzid · 1h 38m
Where to watch
Stream: OVID, Kino Film Collection, Artify · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Artify · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Stream: Artify · Rent: Artify
Stream: OVID, Artify · Rent: Artify
Stream: Artify · Rent: Artify
Stream: Artify · Rent: Artify
07 A father searches for his teenage son after he secretly leaves to join a militant group abroad.
Directed by Mohamed Ben Attia · 1h 40m
08 A Syrian refugee agrees to have his back tattooed as a living art piece in exchange for freedom.
Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania · 1h 44m
Where to watch
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Sky Store, BFI Player · Buy: Amazon Video, Sky Store
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Stream: Beamafilm · Rent: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV, Beamafilm · Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
09 A young woman assaulted by police officers spends one nightmarish night trying to file a report against them.
Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania · 1h 40m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Stream: Philo, OVID · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Stream: OVID
10 A Tunisian-French psychoanalyst returns home to open a practice and collides with a society unused to therapy.
Directed by Manele Labidi · 1h 28m
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artify · Rent: Apple TV Store, Artify · Buy: Apple TV Store
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