Nollywood, Smara
2011•9m•10.0•Released
Documentary
Smara is the city of dust, kingdom of sirocco, a surviving ruin of a suffocating region… Thousands of Sahrawis who fled Western Sahara after the war against Morocco (36 years ago) live in this refugee camp, located in the Sahara’s inhospitable north, in the middle of the Algerian hamada. They live here, under poor human conditions, thanks to international help. A small film cooperative fights, with barely any means, to elevate the voices of young Saharawis. It is one of the many Nollywoods (Hollywood of emptiness) found in Africa.
Director
Javier Rada
Languages
Catalan, Spanish
Studio
ONG TEPS
Production
Company
ONG TEPS
Company
Zagora Films
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