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1975 Moroccan film
The Violent Silence El Chergui (The East Wind) Directed by Moumen Smihi Written by Moumen Smihi Produced by Mohamed Torres, Mohamed Tazi Starring Leila Chenna, Abdelkader Moutaa, Chawki Sail Cinematography Mohamed Sekkat Edited by Claude Farory Production companies
Aliph Film, CCM
Release date
Running time
80 minutes Country
Morocco Language
Moroccan Arabic
The Violent Silence (
Moroccan Arabic : El Chergui ,
French : Le Silence violent ) is a 1975 film directed by
Moumen Smihi .
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[7] The film was screened at multiple international festivals and was a critical success.
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Synopsis
Set in Tangier on the cusp of Moroccan independence, Aisha, a young woman, uses magical practices to prevent her husband from marrying a second wife. During a final ritual, she drowns.
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Cast
Festival and awards
References
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":: CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::" . www.ccm.ma . Retrieved 2021-11-16 .
^ Limbrick, Peter (2020-03-10).
Arab Modernism as World Cinema: The Films of Moumen Smihi . Univ of California Press.
ISBN
978-0-520-33056-6 .
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"Films | Africultures : El Chergui (Le silence violent)" . Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-16 .
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El Chergui , retrieved 2021-11-16
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"The East Wind: The Violent Silence (El Chergui, ou, le silence violent)" . walkerart.org . Retrieved 2021-11-16 .
^ Ginsberg, Terri; Lippard, Chris (2010-03-11).
Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema . Scarecrow Press.
ISBN
978-0-8108-7364-3 .
^ Armes, Roy (2008).
Dictionary of African Filmmakers . Indiana University Press.
ISBN
978-0-253-35116-6 .
^ Armes, Roy (2018-01-06).
Roots of the New Arab Film . Indiana University Press.
ISBN
978-0-253-03173-0 .
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c Armes, Roy (2005).
Postcolonial Images: Studies in North African Film . Indiana University Press.
ISBN
978-0-253-21744-8 .
^ Tate.
"Moumen Smihi 1: The East Wind – Film at Tate Modern" . Tate . Retrieved 2021-11-16 .
^ Kuhn, Annette; Radstone, Susannah (1994-01-01).
The Women's Companion to International Film . University of California Press.
ISBN
978-0-520-08879-5 .
^ Spaas, Lieve (2000).
Francophone Film: A Struggle for Identity . Manchester University Press.
ISBN
978-0-7190-5861-5 .
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"El chergui, ou le silence violent | IFFR" . iffr.com . Retrieved 2021-11-16 .
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"Sommaire du numéro 300 de Image et Son - La Revue du Cinéma" . calindex.eu . Retrieved 2021-11-16 .
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