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8.2
/10
976 Ratings

TRANCES

Directed by Ahmed El Maanouni
Morocco, 1981
Documentary, Musical, Music
  • 9090 minutes

Synopsis

This documentary follows groundbreaking Moroccan band Nass El Ghiwane on a series of performances in Morocco, Tunisia, and France. As storytellers connected to political theatre, using traditional instruments and borrowing from texts of ancient poets, the band became an international sensation.

Synopsis

This documentary follows groundbreaking Moroccan band Nass El Ghiwane on a series of performances in Morocco, Tunisia, and France. As storytellers connected to political theatre, using traditional instruments and borrowing from texts of ancient poets, the band became an international sensation.