The Call of Africa (1952)
- Original title
- La llamada de África
- Directed by
- César Fernández-Ardavín
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1940, a Spanish soldier navigates tensions and alliances in Spanish Morocco. The film shows a bond of brotherhood between Spanish and Moroccan characters during wartime.
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What happens
The Call of Africa (Spanish: La llamada de África) is a 1952 Spanish war film directed by César Fernández Ardavín and starring Irma Torres, Ángel Picazo and Gérard Tichy. It is set in 1940 in Spanish Morocco. It was made at a time when Spain's dictator General Franco was trying to forge a closer relationship with the Arab states of the Middle East and the film promotes a concept of the "blood brotherhood" that links the Spanish and Moroccans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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