The Dark Room

The Dark Room

2004 · 112 min

Based on Jaouad Mdidech’s renowned account, La chambre noire is a powerful reconstruction and reflection on the horror of what Moroccans have called the “Leaden Years,” when the government enforced an oppression of Political dissenters.

Directed by Hassan Benjelloun · Written by Hassan Benjelloun

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