The East Wind

Set in the mid1950s when Tangier was still an international zone El Chergui presents the city on the eve of its independence as Aïcha resorts to magical practices to try to prevent her husband from taking a second wife Around her a society of women creates its own form of active resistance even as the larger independence movement grows around it Through his unique use of montage Smihi creates arresting images that present a society torn by the contradictions of colonialism religion patriarchy and resistance Block Cinema