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The East Wind(1975)
Status: Released
Date: 1975-01-01
90%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 20m
Overview:
Set in the mid-1950s when Tangier was still an international zone, El Chergui presents the city on the eve of its independence, as Aïcha resorts to magical practices to try to prevent her husband from taking a second wife. Around her, a society of women creates its own form of active resistance even as the larger independence movement grows around it. Through his unique use of montage, Smihi creates arresting images that present a society torn by the contradictions of colonialism, religion, patriarchy, and resistance. (Block Cinema)
Languages: Arabic, English, French.
Countries:
Morocco
ProductionCompanies:
Aliph Films
Movie: The East Wind
Top 4 Billed Cast
Abdelkader Moutaa
Leila Shenna
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Set in the mid-1950s when Tangier was still an international zone, El Chergui presents the city on the eve of its independence, as Aïcha resorts to magical practices to try to prevent her husband from taking a second wife. Around her, a society of women creates its own form of active resistance even as the larger independence movement grows around it. Through his unique use of montage, Smihi creates arresting images that present a society torn by the contradictions of colonialism, religion, patriarchy, and resistance. (Block Cinema)
Release Date
1975-01-01
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9
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