Morocco / 2020 / 91mins / Historical Drama / Spanish and Arabic

After her mother, Maria, passes away, Rosa, a young Spanish woman, discovers the secret of her biological roots in one of her mother's old letters. The letter recounts how Maria fell in love with Rosa’s father, Choaib, who was one of the many young Moroccan soldiers (known as the Regulares) forced to fight alongside General Francisco Franco's troops in the Spanish Civil War. Rosa journeys to Morocco to meet her paternal family and discovers the reasons for her father's death.

Mohamed Ismaïl

Born in 1951 in Tétouan, Morocco, Mohamed Ismaïl was a notable director, scriptwriter and producer in Moroccan cinema. He studied law in Rabat in 1970. In 1974, he began working in the television industry of Morocco and made a number of films and theater works. His award-winning films have screened and won awards at festivals worldwide. Most notably, he won the prize for Best Screenplay at the Brussels Independent Film Festival for his film Ici et là, and the Golden Star for Best TV film for Allal al Kalda. Ismaïl passed away in Morocco in March 2021. Learn More