Safia Benhaim : 2014
A Spell of Fever
On a feverish night, a child senses a ghost, a woman who has come from the sea, coming home after a long exile. A silent tale, a bodiless voice and visions mingle in the dark of the night and the fever. The child of the present and the political refugee coming home are now one, travelling together to a strange building, appearing to be her lost memories. Forgotten political fights appear and disappear with the fever's hallucinations while the new fights, the arab spring of Morocco, flood the past. A hectic and stunning journey across Morocco guided by the spirit of a political exile, through the delusions of a young girl who is able to sense forgotten realities and the voices of those who have passed on. Safia Benhaim's film was winner of the Tiger Award for Short Films at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2015, and screened at Filmadrid International Film Festival 2015.
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