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Before the Dying of the Light

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The seventies were the last Moroccan period in which struggles and dreams for change were a reality. Also known as "Years of Lead" due to the violent repression that came along, this was the most important artistic and cultural period which shaped the first generation of Moroccan post-colonial artists. Through a socio-political approach "Before the Dying of the Light" exhumes archives of great creativity, this atmosphere of revolt had succeeded in setting free and which had long been censored or marginalized.

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Glenn Kenny New York Times Mar 18, 2021
Even for viewers with little grounding in Moroccan history, Essafi's film offers an inspiring view of a roiling period of artistic exploration. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Ali Essafi

Director

Ali Essafi

Producer

Chaghig Arzoumanian

Film Editor

Ali Essafi

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Synopsis The seventies were the last Moroccan period in which struggles and dreams for change were a reality. Also known as "Years of Lead" due to the violent repression that came along, this was the most important artistic and cultural period which shaped the first generation of Moroccan post-colonial artists. Through a socio-political approach "Before the Dying of the Light" exhumes archives of great creativity, this atmosphere of revolt had succeeded in setting free and which had long been censored or marginalized.
Director
Ali Essafi
Producer
Ali Essafi
Screenwriter
Ali Essafi
Production Co
TV2M Maroc, Laterit Productions, Les Films du Passage, Cinemaat Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
1h 8m
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