Cries of the young girls swallows (The)

  • Cris de jeunes filles des hirondelles (Les)
Genre : Historical
Type : Fiction
Original title : Hirondelles (Les)
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2008
Format : Feature
Running time : 90 (in minutes)

Synopsis

Tangier 1955, last year of protectorate. Morocco is mobilized in favour of independance and vows a special worship to Mohammed V, the legitimate sultan, deported to Madagascar by the French.
Larbi Salmi, the 15 year old son of Sidi Ahmed, a theologian and Lalla Alia, the daughter of one of the scholars of Fes, is full of desire to know women.
His mother presents Rabea to him, a beautiful young girl, aged 17, and fascinated by love stories.

Casting:
Said El Amel, Bahija Hachami

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