A Thousand Months

A Thousand Months

*1/2

Reviewed by: David Haviland

A Thousand Months is a rather earnest film from Morocco about a young boy coping without a father, while his village suffers from drought and oppression.

Faoud Labied gives a nice performance as the boy and the cinematography is impressive, although writer/director Faouzi Bensaidi's tendency to simply plant the camera quickly becomes tiresome.

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There is no plot to speak of, nor any exploration of the themes, so at over two hours this collection of vignettes is just terribly boring.

Reviewed on: 15 Jun 2007
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Life in a poor Moroccan village, where a school chair is the most valued object.
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Director: Faouzi Bensaidi

Writer: Emmanuelle Sardou, Faouzi Bensaidi

Starring: Fouad Labied, Nezha Rahil, Mohammed Majd, Mohammed Afifi, Mohamed Bastaoui, Abdelati Lambarki, Brahim Khai, Abdellah Chicha, Mohamed Choubi, Hajar Masdouki

Year: 2003

Runtime: 124 minutes

Country: Morocco

Festivals:

EIFF 2003

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