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44 or Tales of the Night

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44 or Tales of the Night
Directed byMoumen Smihi
Written byMoumen Smihi
CinematographyAbdelkarim Derkaoui, Pierre Lhomme
Edited byMoumen Smihi
Music byGuido Baggiani, Ben Yarmolinsky
Release date
  • 1985 (1985)
Running time
115 minutes
CountriesMorocco, France

44 or Tales of the Night (French: 44 ou les récits de la nuit, Arabic: 44 aw Oustourat al layl) is a French-Moroccan film directed by Moroccan filmmaker Moumen Smihi in 1981[1] and released in 1985.[2][3][4][5]

Synopsis

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The film chronicles the tale of two Moroccan families, one from Fez, the other from Chaouen, from 1912 to 1956, the duration of the European protectorate over Morocco.[6]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Carter, Sandra Gayle (2009-08-16). What Moroccan Cinema?: A Historical and Critical Study, 1956D2006. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-3187-9.
  2. ^ "44 OU LES RÉCITS DE LA NUIT (1985)". BFI. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  3. ^ "Africiné - 44 ou Les Récits de la Nuit (44 aw Oustourat al layl)". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  4. ^ "44 ou les récits de la nuit - Maghreb des films". www.maghrebdesfilms.fr. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  5. ^ ":: CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::". www.ccm.ma. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  6. ^ "Moumen Smihi: Poet of Tangier | Tate". www.tate.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-15.