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Mimosas

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
941
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Ahmed Hammoud in Mimosas (2016)
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AdventureDramaWestern

A dying Sheikh travels across the Moroccan Atlas in a caravan escorted by two rogues.A dying Sheikh travels across the Moroccan Atlas in a caravan escorted by two rogues.A dying Sheikh travels across the Moroccan Atlas in a caravan escorted by two rogues.

  • Director
    • Óliver Laxe
  • Writers
    • Santiago Fillol
    • Óliver Laxe
  • Stars
    • Ahmed Hammoud
    • Shakib Ben Omar
    • Said Aagli
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    941
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Óliver Laxe
    • Writers
      • Santiago Fillol
      • Óliver Laxe
    • Stars
      • Ahmed Hammoud
      • Shakib Ben Omar
      • Said Aagli
    • 7User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 16 wins & 9 nominations

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    Ahmed Hammoud
    • Ahmed
    Shakib Ben Omar
    • Shakib
    Said Aagli
    • Saïd
    Ikram Anzouli
    • Ikram
    Ahmed El Othemani
    • Mohammed
    Hamid Fardjad
    • Sheikh
    Margarita Albores
    • Noor
    Abdelatif Hwidar
    Abdelatif Hwidar
    • Le guide
    Ilham Oujri
    • Meriam
    Moe Mohamed Oummad
    • Le Caravanier barbu
    Hasan Badidah
    • Consul
    • (as Hassan Ben Badida)
    Mohammed Ikrizzi
    • Strange Man
    • Director
      • Óliver Laxe
    • Writers
      • Santiago Fillol
      • Óliver Laxe
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    • Trivia
      The movie was named after the café in which it was written.
    • Soundtracks
      Sinai
      Written by Al Cisneros

      Performed by Om

      Courtesy of Drag City Records

    User reviews7

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    2/10
    One and a half hours of sulking faces set against mountain landscapes.
    Morocco has - of late - been a major player in recent Arab cinema. Given the number of great films it has produced in recent years, I was expecting a great movie. I was sorely disappointed.

    The movie revolves around a caravan wandering into the Atlas mountains, its' main aim to help a dying elderly sheikh to pass away and be buried in his native village. Death, however, has other plans, claiming the sheikh around twenty minutes into the film. At this point, the majority of the caravan backs out and leaves. The rest of the film follows the remaining members who uphold their end of the deal and persevere through the mountains with the sheikh's corpse.

    The only plus in the movie is its' camera work, the focus being on the breathtaking majestic natural landscapes, often with a sulking face in the foreground. However, if I had wanted to see sulking faces against gorgeous backgrounds, I would probably visit a photo exhibition.

    The film offers no shortage of flaws, including a deafening absence of music (amplifying the boredom ten-fold), wooden acting and occasional bleating by a rather lack-lustre cast (with the exception of Shakib), and a limited dialogue, with painfully long pauses in between each character's lines. Moreover, the entire plot, which could have easily been made into a 40 minute episode, was dragged out for FAR TOO LONG. Let's just say that death claimed the cinema audience's attention way before it claimed the sheikh's soul. I was later shocked that the film was one hour and thirty six minutes; it felt more like an eternity of boredom.

    From the get-go, it was obvious that this film was aimed at international film festivals (I saw this film in one of those festivals). I could even picture artsy European hipsters saying 'Oh my God, this is so ethnic!'. Despite this, the film makes numerous religious allusions that - if not viewed by an Arabic/Muslim audience - will leave international audiences in the dark. A rather exclusive move that will probably not bode well in a non Middle- Eastern context.

    Overall, this film is a perfect example of the stereotypical 'pretentious art film' that you will probably watch just once (hopefully never) unless you a) have an incurable case of insomnia or b) intend to spoil a perfectly good movie night.

    I second the reviewer above in demanding my time back.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 22, 2016 (Morocco)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • Morocco
      • France
      • Romania
      • Qatar
    • Official sites
      • Coproducer website
      • Film TECHNICAL SHEET
    • Language
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Мимозы
    • Production companies
      • Zeitun Films
      • La Prod
      • Rouge International
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $104,243
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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