Letters from Alou (1990)
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.
Director: Montxo Armendáriz
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Mulie Jarju as Alou |
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Eulalia Ramón as Carmen |
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Ahmed El-Maaroufi as Moncef |
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Akonio Dolo as Mulie |
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Albert Vidal as Padre Carmen |
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Rosa Morata as Esposa Mulie |
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Mamadou Lamine as Kassim |
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Ly Babali as Ibrahima |
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M'Barick Guisse as Lami |
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Joaquín Notario as Antonio |
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Margarita Calahorra as Patrona |
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Fredy Ripers as Conductor contrata |
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Jordi Serrat as Funcionario |
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Pilar Barrera as Chica club |
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Juana Cordero as Chica club |
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Abdeslam Lamzouri as Marroquí discusión |
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Mauro Muñiz as Dueño taller |
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Charo Gabella as Chica bar |
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Juan Carlos Alonso as Chico bar |
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Markus Oberhauser as Chico bar |
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Manuel Millán as Camarero bar |
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María José Pérez as Chica andaluza |
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Rosa María Peña as Chica andaluza |
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Enrique Escudero as Camarero discusión |
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Idilio Cardoso as Dueño invernadero |
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Manolo Giménez as Conductor invernaderos |
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Pedro Nieva Parola as Policía 1 |
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Ángel Fuentefría as Policía 2 |
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Óscar San Juan as Señor pulsera |
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Elena Alarcón as Señora pulsera |
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Javier Villalba as Cliente bar (uncredited) |
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Abdel Aziz El Mountassir as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Montxo Armendáriz | Director |
| Production | Elías Querejeta | Producer |
| Writing | Montxo Armendáriz | Writer |
| Sound | Bernardo Fuster | Music |
| Sound | Luis Mendo | Music |
| Camera | Alfredo Mayo | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Rosario Sáinz de Rozas | Editor |
| Production | Concha Campins | Casting |
| Art | Llorenç Miquel | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maiki Marín | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Milu Cabrer | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ricardo Albarrán | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | José Luis Gago | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Pascual Otal | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Primitivo Álvaro | Production Manager |
| Directing | Concha Campins | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Paco Lucio | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Luis Oliveros | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Juan Alonso | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Jordi Canora | Props |
| Crew | Pedro Gaspar | Carpenter |
| Art | Francisco Marinas Romero | Painter |
| Art | Puy Oria | Property Master |
| Crew | Tomás Serrano | Carpenter |
| Sound | Luis Castro | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Eduardo Fernández | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Antonio Illán | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Pierre Lorrain | Sound |
| Sound | Iván Marín | Boom Operator |
| Sound | José Vinader | Sound |
| Crew | Reyes Abades | Special Effects |
| Camera | Yolanda Alimbau | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Antonio Fernández Santamaría | Grip |
| Lighting | Victoriano Romera | Gaffer |
| Camera | Pere Selva | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Curro Senra Frías | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Santiago Zuazo | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Miguel Ángel Muñiz | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pilar Tavera | Seamstress |
| Editing | María Luisa López | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Natalia Sáinz de Rozas | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Núria Casanueva | Script Supervisor |
| Production | María Victoria Hebrero | Production Secretary |
| Production | Carmen Martínez Rebé | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Eduardo Zaramella | Production Intern |
| Crew | Miguel Albaladejo | Production Intern |