A goodbye so quiet it screams — childhood's last stand in 1970s Morocco.
Morocco, 1973. Leo, a 15-year-old boy, is about to leave his village and move to Spain with his family. Leaving behind the life he knows is a painful and traumatic break; that's why Leo will try to spend his last hours in Larache with his best friends.
Cinematography
Larache's golden light makes every frame a elegy.
Acting
Gael Flores carries an entire childhood in his silences.
Director
Pablo Barce
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1973 marked the final wave of Spanish exodus from Morocco after the Green March tensions; Leo's family joins thousands of 'Moros' returning to a homeland many barely knew.
Director Pablo Barce cast non-professionals from Larache itself — Gael Flores had never acted before, making Leo's raw uncertainty uncomfortably authentic.
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