EL CHERGUI: THE EAST WIND
BY MOUMEN SMIHIMAROC, 1975, 90MIN
WITH LEILA SHENNA, ABDELKADER MOUTAA
Tangier, 1954: on the eve of independence, Aicha, abandoned by her husband for a younger second wife, turns to magic as a last resort. Between sacrifice, witchcraft and revelations, the everyday tragedy of a woman living in this difficult time.
Preceded by the short film:
SIMOH
MOROCCO, 197O, 17 MIN, ARABIC WITH FRENCH SUBTITLES
Like the call of the muezzin, a singing bird dominates the imaginary roar of the city. Collapsed at the edge of the subway, at the eve of another day of exile, Si Moh examines postcards of his country, Morocco.
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