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
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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