About Some Meaningless Events
★ 6.3 · 1974 · 78m · Documentary · Crime · Drama
In Casablanca, a group of filmmakers conduct discussions with people about their expectations of, and aspirations for, the emerging Moroccan national cinema. When a disgruntled worker kills his superior accidentally, their inquest shifts focus, and they begin to probe the motives of the killing.
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