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This Is Not a Crocodile Tear (2009)

This Is Not a Crocodile Tear poster
Country
Sudan

How it feels

In a rural Sudanese village where men spend their days playing dominoes, a craftsman gets invited to appear on a national TV show. The whole community starts preparing for the event. They soon discover something unexpected.

quieteverydaycommunalwhimsicalgentlemildly surrealcontemplativeslow-paced

What happens

This Is Not a Crocodile Tear es una película del año 2009. En un pueblo del Sudán rural donde la vida de los hombres transcurre en torno a una partida de dominó, un artesano recibe una invitación para participar en un programa de la televisión nacional. El anuncio supone un gran acontecimiento en este tranquilo lugar. El sastre, el peluquero, el músico local, todos se ponen manos a la obra. Pero les espera una sorpresa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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