"Raqouj"...criticism in an innovative comedic way

The Raqouj series was shown on Nessma Channel at the beginning of the Ramadan 2024 season. It was written and directed by Abdel Hamid Bouchnak, who shows his creativity in every episode by presenting social issues in an innovative way and in ways that are not devoid of imagination.

Raqouj series and the distinctive offering The series tells the story of an imaginary place called the Republic of Raqouj, in which all the contradictions experienced by Tunisia come together, and it contains many political, social, and economic projections and criticism of the reality that Tunisians live within a framework of fantasy, imagination, and comedy.

The viewer notices the similarities between Raqouj and Tunisia, as the director inspired many images from the current reality of Tunisia, such as the employee’s negligence in performing his job, which we see through the character of the mayor, who is always searching for money and legitimate and illegitimate ways to create wealth without paying attention to his role in serving the employees, the mayor who He represents the authority and is keen on his functional car and financial chaos at the expense of his job and serving the interests of citizens. In character, actor Saber Al-Waslati excelled in touching upon the depths of the character and presenting them.

The suffering of women in Raqouj In Raqouj, women suffer from strenuous work in the agricultural fields for a few dollars, but they persevere only to face the difficulty and hardship of life. “Mahbouba” is denied a national identification card that includes the word “donor” despite the completion of the file without a clear reason, and society rejects “Rosa,” the journalist, only because of her different dress. Regarding the women of the place, all the methods of symbolic violence directed at women are presented in the work and presented by actresses, each of whom is master of her personality and has her own way of playing.

Heroes of the Raqouj series The work is written and directed by Abdel Hamid Bouchnak, and a number of actors participate in the starring role, including Yasmine Al-Dimassi, Aziz Al-Jabali, Chadli Arfaoui, Hala Ayad and others.