MILLE MOIS (A THOUSAND MONTHS)

Morocco, 2003, 124 minutes, Colour.
Directed by Faouzi Bensaidi.

A Thousand Months gives an audience an opportunity to look at peasant life in Morocco, families, groups, interactions – and the observation of Islamic religious culture.

1.Morocco, the desert, the village, the contrast with the cities? The musical score?

2.A film about people, remote villages, the lifestyle?

3.Ramadan, the fasting in Islam, strict observance? The relationship to the thousand months?

4.The focus on the boy, his mother, the family, the people? The teacher and the chair?

5.The celebrations, the family involved, the various activities? The episode of the chair?

6.The men in the village, the women, marriage customs? Married life, manipulation, violence?

7.The religious background of the film, religious festivals?

8.The build-up to the climax, the violence, the chairs and the burning – and the family leaving the village?