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 |
| Camera | Alfredo Mayo | Director of Photography |
| Production | Pascual Otal | Assistant Production Manager |
| Directing | Paco Lucio | Assistant Director |
| Art | Francisco Marinas Romero | Painter |
| Camera | Curro Senra Frías | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | María Victoria Hebrero | Production Secretary |
| Art | Jordi Canora | Props |
| Sound | Antonio Illán | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Pere Selva | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Miguel Ángel Muñiz | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Rosario Sáinz de Rozas | Editor |
| Sound | Pierre Lorrain | Sound |
| Production | Concha Campins | Casting |
| Directing | Concha Campins | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Reyes Abades | Special Effects |
| Camera | Yolanda Alimbau | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Victoriano Romera | Gaffer |
| Production | Primitivo Álvaro | Production Manager |
| Editing | Natalia Sáinz de Rozas | Assistant Editor |
| Production | José Luis Gago | Assistant Production Manager |
| Camera | Santiago Zuazo | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pilar Tavera | Seamstress |
| Crew | Tomás Serrano | Carpenter |
| Sound | José Vinader | Sound |
| Crew | Eduardo Zaramella | Production Intern |
| Crew | Pedro Gaspar | Carpenter |
| Crew | Miguel Albaladejo | Production Intern |
| Writing | Montxo Armendáriz | Writer |
| Sound | Luis Mendo | Music |
| Art | Juan Alonso | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Luis Castro | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Bernardo Fuster | Music |
| Sound | Eduardo Fernández | Sound Engineer |
| Directing | Luis Oliveros | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Puy Oria | Property Master |
| Editing | María Luisa López | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Carmen Martínez Rebé | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Milu Cabrer | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ricardo Albarrán | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Iván Marín | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Antonio Fernández Santamaría | Grip |
| Directing | Núria Casanueva | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Llorenç Miquel | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maiki Marín | Costume Design |