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The Narrow Frame of Midnight

The Narrow Frame of Midnight

Genres

Drama

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The intersecting destinies of three people — a Moroccan-Iraqi writer searching for his brother, the lover whom he left behind, and a young orphan on the run — create an incisive and unsettling portrait of a land riven by violence and fundamentalism.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

05 September 2014

Country

France

Cast

Khalid Abdalla

Khalid Abdalla

Zacaria

Marie-Josée Croze

Marie-Josée Croze

Judith

Fadwa Boujouane

Fadwa Boujouane

Aicha

Hocine Choutri

Hocine Choutri

Abbas

Majdouline Idrissi

Majdouline Idrissi

Nadia

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