The Colors of Silence

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The Colors of Silence, is a 2011 Moroccan movie, directed by Asmae El Moudir. with a runtime of 23 minutes.

Overview

The Colors of Silence is a Moroccan drama that follows Saida, a deaf-mute girl who channels her inner world through painting, going to the sea each day after school to collect what her father has managed to catch. Her father, unable to make ends meet and crushed by financial desperation, finds himself pushed to a breaking point when the song "Lighara" by legendary Moroccan group Jil Jilala seeps into his weary soul — driving him toward an irreversible decision. A delicate and affecting film that places color and silence in confrontation with poverty and broken hope, The Colors of Silence is a quiet gem of Moroccan social cinema.

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