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La braise

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A Moroccan woman navigates her life and relationships in a traditional setting. The film follows her experiences over time.

melancholicslow-burnatmosphericearthyfemale-perspectivehistoricalrestrainedculturally-rooted

What happens

La braise or Al-Jamra (English: The Embers, also known as Nights of Fire) is a 1982 Moroccan film directed by Farida Bourquia in her directorial debut. It was one of only two feature films made in Morocco by female directors in the 1980s, and is considered to be one of the first Moroccan feature films directed by a woman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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