Underplayed Gems

Alwarta (1984)

Alwarta poster
Country
Morocco
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How it feels

A rural young woman named Saadia dreams of moving to the city for a better life. She struggles to find honest work and eventually is coerced into prostitution by a friend who profits from her. After another victim kills that man, Saadia is left with no support and dives deeper into that world.

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What happens

الورطة فيلم مغربي من إنتاج سنة 1984. سعدية، فتاة قروية، تحلم بالسفر إلى المدينة لتحقق طموحها، تسافر إلى المدينة وتبحث عن عمل شريف، فتجد أن ظروف الحياة شديدة القسوة، وبعد معاناة شديدة، توافق على العمل كعاهرة، بعدأن أقنعها بذلك صديق لها، ودفعها إلى عمل الليل، وراح يتكسب من وراء جسدها، لقد قام هذا الرجل بإسقاط فتيات أخرى ات بنفس الطريقة، مما يدفع بواحد من ضحاياه أن تقتله، مما يصيب سعدية بصدمة، فهى بلا سند، فتتحمس أكثر في عالم الهوى. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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