Tinghir-Jerusalem: Echoes from the Mellah

Tinghir-Jerusalem: Echoes from the Mellah

2013
1h 26m
8.0

8.0/10

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Overview

Kamal Hachkar explores the 2000-year-old Mellah in his family's village of Tinghir, Morocco, and follows the trail of the town's once substantial Jewish population to its emigres and descendants in Israel. In the film, he weaves back and forth between his city's old Jewish quarter and Israel, where he meets Sephardic Jews who still hold tight to their Moroccan identity. Presents the story of a long-term collaboration between Jews and Muslims that eventually fell apart. As Hachkar tries to understand exactly what happened, he simultaneously seeks a better way forward.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Countries
France Morocco
Spoken Languages
Arabic English French Hebrew

Quick Facts

Original Title Tinghir-Jerusalem, Les échos du Mellah
Release Date February 5, 2013
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt2949538

Cast

Key Crew

Kamal Hachkar
Director
Kamal Hachkar
Writer

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