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Boujad: A Nest in the Heat

Boujad: A Nest in the Heat

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 2, 1992

Runtime

0h 40m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

68%

Original Title

Boujad: A Nest in the Heat

Director

Hakim Belabbes

Description

Boujad: A Nest In the Heat is a personal and anguishing look at issues of separation, independence and return. As director Hakim Belabbes chronicles his journey from his home in Chicago to visit his family in his hometown of Boujad in Morocco, his exploration of family relationships is self-conscious and at times painfully honest. We witness his most private moments with his family. Belabbes' film intimately explores the domestic spaces and religious rituals of intra-family relationships, especially when compounded by one member's break with traditional values.