83 minutes
5/6/1959
As far as can be determined, Goha was Tunisia's first entry in the Cannes Film Festival. Omar Sharif stars as a naïve young man who is taken for granted by friends and family. Little do they know that he has more intelligence, tenacity and imagination than all of them put together. The story takes an unexpectedly dramatic turn when the man falls in love with the young wife of his village's elderly "wise man". Based on an ancient Tunisian folk tale, Goha boasts impressive production values and sure-handed direction (by Jacques Baratier).
Omar Sharif
as Goha
Zina Bouzaiade
as Fulla
Lauro Gazzolo
as Taj-el-Ouloum
Gabriel Jabbour
as Sayed Khamis
Daniel Emilfork
as L'aveugle Ibrahim
Annie Legrand
as Loulou
Fatna Bent'Lahsen
as Chams
Hassiba Rochdi
as La tante de Fulla
Ahmed Bouleïman
as Le premier maître
Tahar Bel Hadj
as Le deuxième maître
Mohamed Bel Hadj
as Le troisième maître
Mohamed El Medeb
as Le quatrième maître
Zohra Faiza
as Farideh
Claudia Cardinale
as Amina
Mohamed Bouchakour
as Mounir
Ahmed Bouraouï
as Le barbier
Zohra
as Anisseh
Salah El Meddi
as Le père de Fulla
Ahmed Zogdan
as Le patron du café
Fatma
as Anisseh (uncredited)
Ito Ben Lahsen
as Chams (uncredited)
Jean Laugier
as L'écrivain public (uncredited)