Mauritanian cinema is one of the world's least prolific national traditions, yet it has produced filmmakers of real distinction, most notably Abderrahmane Sissako, whose work brought the country international attention. Trail of Hope (2016) is among the rare films to put Mauritanian storytelling on screen. See what Macca made of it below.
Rating: 3.5★
Some films hit you like a fist. Soleil O is one of them. Med Hondo's 1970 debut feature follows an educated man from Mauritania who arrives in Paris with every reason to believe in the promise of the colonial "motherland," only to find door after door
Genre Drama
★★½ — Trail of Hope (2016)
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