Mimosas

Mimosas
Director
Oliver Laxe
Country
Spain, France, Morocco, Qatar
Year
2016
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Oliver Laxe, Santiago Fillol
Cast
Abdelatif Hwidar, Ahmed Hammoud, Shakib Ben Omar, Ilham Oujri, Hamid Farjad
Production
Zeitun Films, Rouge International, La Prod

Storyline

A caravan escorts an elderly and dying Sheikh to Sijilmasa. His last wish is to be buried with his loved ones. But death does not wait and reaches him while crossing the rugged peaks of the Moroccan Atlas. The caravaneers, fearful of the mountain, refuse to continue transporting the corpse. Said and Ahmed, two rogues traveling with the caravan, declare they know the way to Sijilmasa and promise to take the body there. The Sheikh's wife doubts: do they really know the way? In another world, parallel and remote, Shakib is chosen to travel to the mountains where the caravan is. His assignment is clear: he has to help the improvised caravaneers to reach their destination. Shakib also doubts, this is his first mission.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2016
La Semaine de la Critique: Winner of Nespresso Prize
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2016
Another View
BFI London Film Festival 2016
Barcelona Independent Film Festival, l'Alternativa 2016
Official Section
Seville European Film Festival 2016
Official Section: Jury Special Award & Best Sound

Releases

Spain (6 of January 2017)