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Morocco: Love in Times of War (2017)

Morocco: Love in Times of War poster
Original title
Tiempos de guerra
Genre
romance film
Country
Spain
Length
1 season, 13 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of nurses from Madrid travel to 1920s Melilla during the Rif War. They work in a hospital amid the conflict and also pursue romantic relationships.

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What happens

Morocco: Love in Times of War (Spanish: Tiempos de guerra) is a war drama set primarily in 1920s Melilla, a Spanish city located in North Africa. Occurring during the Rif War or Morocco War, the series revolves around a group of nurses from Madrid who are sent to Africa by Queen Victoria Eugenia to open a hospital in the war torn region. The nurses learn firsthand the cruelty of war, but still find time for romance. The series debuted in 2017 on Antena 3 and in 2018 on Netflix. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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