The Mother of All Lies review – pursuing the truth of Morocco’s brutal dictatorship years

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Asmae El Moudir employs a delicate mix of handmade replicas and oral testimony to brilliantly evoke personal and collective trauma Between those who refuse to remember and those who struggle to forget, a tumultuous clash of minds occupies the centre of Asmae El Moudir’s inventive documentary, a prize-winner at last year’s Cannes film festival. Through a constellation of clay figurines and dollhouse-style miniature sets, most of which were constructed by El Moudir’s father, the director recreates her oppressive childhood in the Sebata district of Casablanca. Under the watchful eyes of her domineering grandmother Zahra, all personal photos are banished from the house, save for a picture of King Hassan II. The delicate mix of handmade replicas and oral testimony brilliantly evokes the personal and collective trauma that stem from Morocco’s “Years of Lead” – a period of state brutality under Hassan II’s dictatorial rule. Lingering on the nimble fingers of El Moudir’s father as he puts t
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Jussie Smollett’s Case Gets An Update – Is The Verdict Reversed?

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It seems that there are new things happening in Jussie Smollett's case. Check out the latest reports below. TSR notes: 'Whew chile, looks like #JussieSmollett wants either a new trial in court or a not-guilty verdict for allegedly lying to cops.' TSR said: 'If you remember, jurors found Jussie guilty of five felony counts of disorderly conduct back in December. Well according to @TMZ_tv, Jussie’s defense team just filed new documents asking the judge to reverse the verdict.' 'In docs, Jussie claims the court violated his constitutional rights when it prevented his defense team from actively participating in the jury selection process. His defense goes on to claim prosecutors showed a pattern of racism in selecting jurors.(SWIPE)' TSR notes.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by The Shade Room (@theshaderoom) Someone said: 'This still going on? He’s guilty. Goodbye let’s move on already,' and one other follower posted this: 'hile atp let it ride. I forgot all about it and we have bigger fish to fry .' A follower said: 'I still wanna know like how he even came up with it like what happened for him to want to do that.' Someone else said: 'OVA- own up to the lies, deception and Just got caught and wear them charges - Career is DONE.' Another followe rposted this: 'Drew stick figures on paper and thought he was gonna get away with it.' Back in December, Jussie Smollett addressedd a controversial subject about drugs. Check out the latest reports coming from The Shade Room. 'Jussie has taken the stand in his own defense this afternoon, #Roomies, and he began to detail the alleged events that happened on the first night that he met #BolaOsundairo. If y’all recall, Bola is one of the two Osundairo brothers accused of robbing Jussie in the alleged hate crime. Jussie took the stand to say the two did drugs together and were somewhat intimate,' TSR said.

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