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Aug 19, 2014 · The intersecting destinies of three people — a Moroccan-Iraqi writer searching for his brother, the lover whom he left behind, and a young orphan on the run ...
- 2 min
- 30.9K
- TIFF Originals
Lucid, insightful and unsettling, ‘The Narrow Frame of Midnight’ exhibits great wisdom in its reflection on responsibility and restitution. In a social order come undone, blind cruelty is mitigated by acts of mercy and selflessness, yet the possibility of redemption remains uncertain.
The Narrow Frame of Midnight charts the journeys of several characters as they struggle to find their place in the world; in search of the living and of the dead, of others and of themselves. The paths of these characters intersect at different points in the film and though their destinies eventually diverge, they are connected in profound ways.
Dec 10, 2014 · The sorrow of displacement weighs heavily upon Tala Hadid’s feature debut, telling of a glum Moroccan-Iraqi searching for his missing brother while protecting a little girl from white...
The intersecting destinies of three people — a Moroccan-Iraqi writer searching for his brother, the lover whom he left behind, and a young orphan on the run — create an...
A young orphan, Aicha, is found alone in the forests of central Morocco. She has a personal history that reveals a courageous attempt at self-determination. Taken and sold from her home in the hills of the Atlas mountains, Aicha finds herself at the mercy of Abbas, a petty criminal, and his conflicted girlfriend, Nadia.
Directed by Tala Hadid. The intersecting destinies of three people — a Moroccan-Iraqi writer searching for his brother, the lover whom he left behind, and a young orphan on the run — create an incisive and unsettling portrait of a land riven by violence and fundamentalism. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
