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Harrag

2023 · 19 min

A quiet, tense plunge into displacement, where hope and hardship press against each other in a short, earnest portrait.

Tagline
Don't give it any attention. Nor let it grow on you.
Overview
Documentary about a Moroccan triathlon champion who decides to go to Europe and live as an undocumented immigrant, also known as Harraga.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • immigration
  • identity
  • survival
  • isolation
  • ambition
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary, drama
Directed by
Jorrit Bouwmans
Written by
Nizar El Manouzi
Starring
Nizar El Manouzi
Runtime
19 min

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