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The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni (2005)

The daughter of an Englishman and an Andalusian woman, Juanita rejects the historical changes taking place in Tangier.She lives alone in this "Paradise lost", surrounded by her sister Elena; Esther, her close friend who dedicates her entire life to an impossible love affair with a Moroccan; and Hamruch the housemaid, who disappears one day without saying a word. The Spanish Civil War, WWII with the arrival of refugees from Europe, and the Moroccan independence finally returns the city to its Arab origins. Juanita's tragedy lies in not realizing that her world is destined to disappear by the destructive and rejuvenating force of History.

Release: 2005-01-01
Runtime: 101 min
Cast
Mariola Fuentes
Mariola Fuentes
Juanita Narboni
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Salima BenMoumen
Hamruch
Lou Doillon
Lou Doillon
Helena Narboni
Chete Lera
Chete Lera
Sr. Narboni
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Nabila Baraka
Esther
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Nadia Alami
Alegria
Francisco Algora
Francisco Algora
Dédé
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Annie Aubert
Mme. Maubert
Mariana Cordero
Mariana Cordero
Sra. Narboni
Concha Cuetos
Concha Cuetos
Bella
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Maggie Deane
Miss Bentley
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Alexandra Fierro
Esperanza
Victoria Mora
Victoria Mora
Madame Marinetti
Rosario Pardo
Rosario Pardo
Mercedes
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Romina Sánchez
Carmen