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Barzaj (2018)

Name: Barzaj
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-01-25T19:44:54+01:00

Documentary | 72 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 72 minuten

Alternative title: Barzakh

Country: Spain

Directed by: Alejandro González Salgado

IMDb score: 7,8 (16)

Releasedate: 15 December 2018

This movie is not available on US streaming services.

Barzaj plot

On a clear day, from Melilla on the African north coast, you can see the Spanish mainland, the gateway to Europe, where the promise of a better life beckons. As in his previous film Bolingo: The Forest of Love, Alejandro Salgado focuses his camera in Barzakh on people who hope to make the crossing to the promised land in the coastal region. This time it is about a group of underage boys who hide in caves and caverns of the mountain landscape. The boys stoking fires and chain smoking muse about their future. They harbor simple dreams, such as finding a wife to have children together who will have more wealth and happiness than they have been given.