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Romancero marroquí

1939 · 85 min

A patient, observational travelogue that lingers on markets, crafts and rituals before turning toward war and homecoming.

Directed by: Enrique Domínguez Rodiño, Carlos Velo
Genres: Documentary

Overview: The young farmer Aalami leaves his family to find work elsewhere. He gets to know the country and its people, customs and traditions at Küste in North Africa: Market life in Tetuan, the art of craftsmanship, the life of the Moors, dances and festivities in honour of the caliph, white mosques, the call of the muezzin of the minaret and the music of the shepherd flutes. Aalami also follows Franco's call and flies from Morocco to Spain to fight at Bürgerkrieg. In the end Aalami comes back to his wife and children.

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Directed by: Enrique Domínguez Rodiño, Carlos Velo
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
identity
family
trauma
faith
Places: countryside
small town
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	3
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Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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