La braise or Al-Jamra (English: The Embers, also known as Nights of Fire)[1] is a 1982 Moroccan film directed by Farida Bourquia in her directorial debut.[2][3] It was one of only two feature films made in Morocco by female directors in the 1980s, and is considered to be one of the first Moroccan feature films directed by a woman.[4][5][6]
| La braise | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Farida Bourquia |
| Written by | Mahmoud Migri |
| Produced by | Farida Bourquia, Mohammed Ismail |
| Starring | Hamid Zoughi, Rachida Machnouaa, Mostapha Zaari |
| Cinematography | Houcine El Khattabi |
| Edited by | Larbi Ben Zouina |
| Music by | Abdelghani Al Yousfi |
Running time | 104 minutes |
Synopsis
editIn a mountain village, a father is accused of having raped and killed a local young woman. He is lynched by the villagers, and his wife dies tragically. They leave behind three persecuted children — Ali, Maryem, and Brahim — who attempt to uncover the perpetrator of the crime of which their father had been wrongly accused.[7]
References
edit- ^ Armes, Roy (6 January 2018). Roots of the New Arab Film. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-03173-0.
- ^ Brière, Jean-François (2008-01-01). Dictionnaire des cinéastes africains de long métrage (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 978-2-8111-4250-6.
- ^ "Africiné - Al Jamra (La Braise)". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ Leaman, Oliver (2003-12-16). Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-66252-4.
- ^ Armes, Roy (2006). African Filmmaking: North and South of the Sahara. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-21898-8.
- ^ Martin, Florence (2011). Screens and Veils: Maghrebi Women's Cinema. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-22341-8.
- ^ Armes, Roy (2005). Postcolonial Images: Studies in North African Film. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-21744-8.
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