Directed by Abderrahmane SissakoMy rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, New Yorker Films)
Set on the desert seaside of Mauritania, this is a slow, contemplative film about several young men with not much to do. Abdallah wears western clothes and spends most of his time in a barren room with his mother, staring out of a small window. He is slowly learning the local dialect and has awkward moments with women. More interesting are Khatra and Maata, an older man and young boy who are the town "electricians". This consists of stringing a single wire and one light bulb into a house. They are mystified when it doesn't work. Otherwise, we get occasional glimpses of local life, some singing, some dancing and some tea-drinking. There is a recurring image of large ships offshore and the graveyard of rusting ships, in striking contrast to the simple life of the native people.
IMDb
(DVD, New Yorker Films)
Set on the desert seaside of Mauritania, this is a slow, contemplative film about several young men with not much to do. Abdallah wears western clothes and spends most of his time in a barren room with his mother, staring out of a small window. He is slowly learning the local dialect and has awkward moments with women. More interesting are Khatra and Maata, an older man and young boy who are the town "electricians". This consists of stringing a single wire and one light bulb into a house. They are mystified when it doesn't work. Otherwise, we get occasional glimpses of local life, some singing, some dancing and some tea-drinking. There is a recurring image of large ships offshore and the graveyard of rusting ships, in striking contrast to the simple life of the native people.
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