Wilaya (2011)

Directed by

Pedro Pérez Rosado

Genre

drama film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Sahrawi family in a refugee camp deals with the sudden death of their mother. The younger sister, who grew up in Spain, returns and must reconnect with her relatives.

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What happens

Wilaya (Arabic: ولاية, also known as Tears of Sand) is a 2011 Spanish film directed by Pedro Pérez Rosado. The film is a minimalist drama about a Sahrawi refugee family suddenly confronted with the death of the mother and the return of the younger sister, who had lived most of her life in Spain, reflecting the separation of many Sahrawi families. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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