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Alyam Alyam

Name: Alyam Alyam
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978

أليام أليام

1978 · Drama

In a rural Moroccan village, a hardworking young man dreams of emigrating to France for a better life, but his mother and the demands of the family land hold him back. A tender, neorealist drama.

Genre: Drama
Mood: thoughtful · dreamlike
Entry: easy entry
Best for: first visit

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Part of 10 Essential Moroccan Films

This film is stop 2 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Morocco. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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