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The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni

The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 January 2005

Country

Morocco

Cast

Mariola Fuentes

Mariola Fuentes

Juanita Narboni

Salima BenMoumen

Salima BenMoumen

Hamruch

Lou Doillon

Lou Doillon

Helena Narboni

Chete Lera

Chete Lera

Sr. Narboni

Nabila Baraka

Nabila Baraka

Esther

Nadia Alami

Nadia Alami

Alegria

Francisco Algora

Francisco Algora

Dédé

Annie Aubert

Annie Aubert

Mme. Maubert

Mariana Cordero

Mariana Cordero

Sra. Narboni

Concha Cuetos

Concha Cuetos

Bella

Maggie Deane

Maggie Deane

Miss Bentley

Alexandra Fierro

Alexandra Fierro

Esperanza

Victoria Mora

Victoria Mora

Madame Marinetti

Rosario Pardo

Rosario Pardo

Mercedes

Romina Sánchez

Romina Sánchez

Carmen

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