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Year of production : 2005

Director(s) : Hassan LEGZOULI
Cast : Roschdy ZEM, Aure ATIKA, Abdou ELMESNAOUI

Nordine, the son of a Moroccan miner, has grown up in Sallaumines
in Northern France. His father wishes to be buried in his native
village in the Atlas mountains; in order to respect the elderly
man’s wishes, Nordine accompanies him on his final journey home,
thereby following the path of his roots back to a country that
he’s never known. Along the way, memories rise to the surface.
His encounters with Mimoun, a slightly crazy man from Tangiers,
and Nora, a young woman searching for new horizons, allow him
to discover more about his father, about whom he knows next
to nothing, and the palpable reality of a country that he’s only
caught glimpses of via a few family tales.
“Tenja” echoes like a song that has been rolling around in our
minds since childhood but whose lyrics have only just become
clear.