Quand les hommes pleurent (English: When Men Cry) is a 1999 documentary film directed by Yasmine Kassari.[1][2][3][4]
| Quand les hommes pleurent | |
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| Directed by | Yasmine Kassari |
| Produced by | Jean-Jacques Andrien |
| Cinematography | Dominique Henri |
| Edited by | Kahina Attia |
Production companies | Les Films de la Drève CBA (Centre de l’Audiovisuel à Bruxelles) RTBF (Radio Télévision Belge Francophone) |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
| Countries | Belgium, Morocco |
The director spent a summer in the region of Murcia alongside the clandestine workers featured in her documentary. Poems of the Palestinian Mahmoud Darwich are scattered throughout the film.[5] It was screened at a number of international film festivals.[6][7][8]
Synopsis
editThe film follows "men who cry", Moroccan workers who have crossed the Strait of Gibraltar in order to reach Spain, in search of a better future. These migrants soon discover the impasse in which they find themselves, stuck there in living conditions worse than those they knew at home.[9][10][11]
References
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- ^ "Quand les hommes pleurent - Maroc/Belgique 1999 - sur Cinergie.be". Cinergie.be. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ "ARDECHE IMAGES - Quand les hommes pleurent". www.lussasdoc.org. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
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- ^ "Films | Africultures : Quand les hommes pleurent". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-28.
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- ^ Hillauer, Rebecca (2005). Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers. American Univ in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-424-943-3.
- ^ ""Quand les hommes pleurent" : le douloureux continent qu'on nomme l'exil". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2001-10-09. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ George, Olakunle (2021-03-22). A Companion to African Literatures. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-119-05817-5.
- ^ Barlet, Olivier (2016-08-01). Contemporary African Cinema. MSU Press. ISBN 978-1-62895-270-4.