You All Are Captains

You All Are Captains

2010 · 78 min · ★ 5.9 · Documentary

A European director is making a film with children from a social center in Tangiers. Because of his methods, his relationship with the children during shooting degenerates and transforms the evolution of the project.

Directed by Óliver Laxe · Written by Óliver Laxe

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