Itto

Filmed in French Morocco Ittos dialogue is spoken primarily in the tribal Chleuh language The jingoistic story concerns a series of clashes between French occupational forces and a rebellious Chleuh chieftain Itto Simone Berriau chiefs daughter becomes embroiled in a romance with a Moroccan tribesman who has gone over to the French side It is implied in Itto that its okay to betray ones own people if it will preserve French colonialism in Africa To modern viewers the rampant chauvinism in Itto is a difficult pill to swallow