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Forty-four, or Bedtime Stories (1985)

Forty-four, or Bedtime Stories poster
Original title
44 ou les récits de la nuit
Directed by
Moumen Smihi
Genre
documentary film
Country
Morocco, France
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film presents a series of stories told by people during the night in Morocco. It focuses on the act of sharing tales as a way to connect and pass time.

intimatenocturnalreflectivecontemplativestorytellinggentlenostalgicmeandering

What happens

44 or Tales of the Night (French: 44 ou les récits de la nuit, Arabic: 44 aw Oustourat al layl) is a French-Moroccan film directed by Moroccan filmmaker Moumen Smihi in 1981 and released in 1985. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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