A dramatic, neo-realist Moroccan-speaking comedy, centered on the life of the Vaknin family, a Moroccan immigrant family to a picturesque town on the outskirts, moments of laughter alongside moments of crying and a daily existential war. Although they live in the country, their hearts are still in the beloved and distant Morocco.
Flowers Gate - Bab el Ward
Directed by Haim Bouzaglo, Written by Arik Mishali, Sami Shalom Shitrit, Haim Bouzaglo
(Israel 2022, 111 mins, Moroccan, Hebrew, English, English subtitles)
Main Cast: Arik Mishali, Janet Sabag, Hila Saada, Albert Iluz, Raymonde Amsallem, Sasha Demidov, Haim Zanati, Axelle Azoulay
Synopsis:
A dramatic, neo-realist Moroccan-speaking comedy, centered on the life of the Vaknin family, a Moroccan immigrant family to a picturesque town on the outskirts, moments of laughter alongside moments of crying and a daily existential war. Although they live in the country, their hearts are still in the beloved and distant Morocco.
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