LA MER AU LOIN (ACROSS THE SEA)

Credits

Name: LA MER AU LOIN (ACROSS THE SEA)

Country: Marokko/FR

Year of publication: 2024

Format: DCP

Color: color

Language : OmeU

Duration: 117 Minuten

Series: 22. Afrika Film Festival Köln

Direction: Benlarbi, Saïd Hamich

Abstract

In the 1990s, 27-year-old Nour emigrates illegally to Marseille. He makes a living from petty crime and leads a marginal existence between precariousness and recklessness. His encounter with Serge, a charismatic cop, and his wife Noémie will turn his life upside down. LA MER AU LOIN follows Nour's exile and uprooting over a decade. In his feature film, director Saïd Hamich Benlarbi explores the tension between individual aspirations and collective expectations, giving voice to a generation that is still very much with us today.