Synopsis
عصفور السطح
Twelve-year-old Noura dangles uncertainly in that difficult netherworld between childhood and adulthood. His growing libido has gotten him banned from the women's baths, where his mother took him when he was younger, but he's not yet old enough to participate in grown-up discussions with the men of his Tunisian village. Noura's only real friend is a troublemaker named Salih — the village political outcast.
Audience Engagement
36 audience reviews — more than 81% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity (97th percentile) outruns review volume (81th) — a trending, discussed title among Other Asia films.
Comedy + Drama in Other Asia
77 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces itself).
The 1989–1991 Other Asia Window
Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces holds position #9 of 15 Other Asia films in the 1989–1991 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Other Asia, 53 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces premiered alongside 5 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 5 other Other Asia films in 1990.
The 64th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #235 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (57th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #64 of 183 (top 35%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Italy, Tunisia |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Production Companies | Les Films du Scarabée, Cinétéléfilms, France Média |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | September 14, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0090665 |