Tragedy in Morocco ignites a bleak, intimate drama of four families connected by chance and despair.
Melancholy. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Paramount+ and Kanopy (free).
Nothing past what an R promises: moderate sex and nudity, and some violence.
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Tragedy strikes a married couple vacationing in the Moroccan desert, which jumpstarts an interlocking story involving four different families.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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