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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Pathaan Row: Ayodhya-based saint issues death threats to Shah Rukh Khan; says, “Will burn him alive”

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Pathaan has been in news ever since the release of its first track ‘Besharam Rang’. The song seems to have sparked a massive outrage over outfit choices and its dance moves. Right-wing groups have been protesting, demanding the boycott of the film and some politicians have even threatened to ban the film in certain states. Now adding to it, an Ayodhya-based seer Paramhans Acharya has issued death threats to the superstar, adding about how he would kill him, if he meets him.

Pathaan Row: Ayodhya-based saint issues death threats to Shah Rukh Khan; says, “Will burn him alive”

In recent reports, it has even been revealed that he addressed superstar Shah Rukh Khan as ‘jihadi’. He reportedly said, "People of our Sanatan Dharma are protesting continuously regarding this. Today we have burnt the poster of Shahrukh Khan. If I get to meet the film Jihadi Shah Rukh Khan, I will burn him alive.” Followed by this, he also added if anybody else shows the courage to do the same, he would fight the legal case for them. The threat did not end here. As per reports, Acharya had gone on threaten theatre owners, asking them not to release the film or they will be burning the theatres down.

Readers would recall that the film Pathaan has been facing massive outrage over Deepika Padukone wearing a saffron-clad bikini that has not gone down well with certain religious groups. While they have raised an objection claiming that their sentiments hurt by this, they also further went on talk about how the gyrating dance moves of the actress and the intense chemistry between her and SRK in the film will be corrupting the youth.

Besides these protests, an FIR too has been lodged against the makers and cast of the song in Mumbai over the same matter.

Coming to Pathaan, the film is an action entertainer with Shah Rukh Khan playing the role of a spy. The film also stars John Abraham as the antagonist and it is slated to release on January 25 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

Also Read: Shah Rukh Khan – Deepika Padukone stun in ‘Jhoome Jo Pathaan’ first look; Siddharth Anand says their ‘combination is electrifying on screen’



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