Adiós Carmen (2013)

Original title

Adios Carmen

Directed by

Mohamed Amin Benamraoui

Genre

drama film

Country

Morocco

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the Rif region of northern Morocco in 1975, a 10-year-old boy named Amar meets a Spanish refugee named Carmen, who introduces him to cinema. The film shows their growing bond and how film impacts his life.

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What happens

Adiós Carmen is a 2013 film by Mohamed Amin Benamraoui, and the first in the Berber (Tamazight) language, though it also includes some Arabic, Spanish, and French. Set in the Rif region of northern Morocco in 1975, the film tells the story of 10-year-old Amar and his interactions with a Spanish refugee named Carmen, who introduces him to film. Adiós Carmen won the Prix du Public at the 14th Mediterranean Film Festival in Brussels in 2014, and the "Muhr Arab Special Mention" and the best feature in the Dubai International Film Festival 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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