Jajouka, Something Good Comes to You

Overview

In Jajouka, a village nestled in Morocco’s Rif mountains, magic rites accompanied by a peculiar music performed by “the Master Musicians of Jajouka” (a brotherhood of musicians) are commonplace. Acclaimed musicians Eric and Marc Hurtado, founders of the group Etant Donnés, explore these rituals and legends in fascinating complicity with the master musicians and other villagers of Jajouka. Weaving documentary and fiction, the Hurtados eschew an investigation of the healing power and spiritual transcendence of Jajouka; instead, they have created a film so riveting and poetic that it transposes the experience of trance and emotional release onto the viewer. In Arabic, French; English subtitles. 59 min.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 5, 2012

Original language

French

Spoken languages

Arabic

Director

Marc Hurtado,Éric Hurtado

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2243490