The Sultan of the Medina
1993, Arabic. Directed by Moncef Dhouib.
A community of people rejected by society live in an abandoned residence located in a "Medina": an old town in Tunisia. Al Bab, a local criminal running the residence's prostitution circle, returns from prison on his wedding day. Fraj, his brother and the town warlock, falls in love with Ramla, his brother's future wife: He is the only man of the residence who has seen her face, as she is kept prisoner in one of the rooms until the wedding night.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 2 January 1993
- Original title
- يا سلطان المدينه
- Country
- France, Tunisia
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The Sultan of the Medina isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1993. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Sultan of the Medina?
The Sultan of the Medina (1993) was directed by Moncef Dhouib and stars Mustapha Adouani, Fatima Ben Saïdane, Kamel Touati.