Letters from Alou

Overview

A group of Africans clandestinely reaches the coast of southern Spain. Among them is Alou, a 28 years old Senegalese. As all his belongings are stolen while in Almsería, he has no choice but to engage in street vending. His only pleasure are the letters he writes to his family to tell the vicissitudes of his Spanish adventure.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 5, 1990

Original language

Spanish

Spoken languages

Arabic, Catalan, Spanish

Countries

Spain

Production

TVE,Elías Querejeta PC,Televisión Española

Cast

M'Barick Guisse,Fredy Ripers,María José Pérez,Óscar San Juan,Idilio Cardoso,Markus Oberhauser,Elena Alarcón,Juan Carlos Alonso,Enrique Escudero,Eulalia Ramónand 22 more

Director

Montxo Armendáriz

Writer

Montxo Armendáriz

Producer

Elías Querejeta

Cinematography

Alfredo Mayo

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0099226