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Before the Dying of the Light

Democracy & PowerFilms

May /

Cinéma Aventure

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Synopsis

In Morocco, the 1970s represent the last period where social struggles and dreams of change were a reality. Also called the “Years of Lead”, it was the most fertile artistic and cultural period, the one that shaped the first generation of postcolonial Moroccan artists. A glimmer of the past against censorship and darkness. 

 

Credits

Director:

Ali Essafi

Production:

Cinemaat Productions

Year:

2020

Duration:

70

min

Country:

Morocco

Language:

Arabic, French

Subtitles:

English, French

Guest speakers:

Fouad Lahssaini (ex-member of the UNEM, psychologist and ex-deputy), Ziad El Baroudi (historian and teacher), Aziz Saïdi (president of the Algebra association), Naima Abdellaoui (writer, poet and activist)

Director's Biography

Born in Berkane, Morocco, in 1963, Ali Essafi lives and works between Morocco and Brazil. After studying psychology at the University of Tours (France), he worked as an assistant director on several films. In 1997, he directed ”General, here we are”, and a year later, ”The Silence of the beet fields”.

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