A real place on screen
Hotel Sidi Driss
An excavated courtyard and rooms cut into the earth make this a distinctive example of Matmata’s troglodyte architecture. Film dressing transformed the courtyard into a home on Tatooine.
- Architect / attribution
- Vernacular Amazigh architecture
- Building chronology
- Original construction date undocumented
- Place
- Matmata, Tunisia
The real building
Underground courtyard of Hotel Sidi Driss, Star Wars filming location
Films at Hotel Sidi Driss
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
On screen: Lars homestead interior
Tunisia’s official route documents the Matmata courtyard location. The exterior homestead dome was filmed elsewhere.
In the film
Movie frames and production stills are shown separately from photographs of the real building. Film and image credits remain with their respective owners.
Movie frame
Lucasfilm Ltd. · Scene image source
Filming evidence
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
On screen: Return to the Lars homestead
The official Tunisian location record documents the crew’s return for Episode II.
In the film
Movie frames and production stills are shown separately from photographs of the real building. Film and image credits remain with their respective owners.
Movie frame
Lucasfilm Ltd. · Scene image source
Filming evidence
Building sources
A screen appearance does not imply public access. Consult the venue for current visiting arrangements.