A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
May 27, 2022
Original Title:
Monte Tropic, una historia del confinamiento
Alternate Titles:
Monte Tropic
Mount Tropic, A Story of the Lockdown
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 73
Agadiri and Oussama, two Moroccan friends, laze around and survive while the camera explores their bodies and faces. But things are by no means simple. Both have only been in Spain for a short period and are facing a supposedly temporary situation, which must culminate in their futures being defined in the midst of a pandemic. Filmed indoors, Monte Tropic gradually travels towards a more indefinite and dreamlike space to question the memories and desires of these young people, whose inactivity vindicates their right to be above the disastrous political use of their situation.
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