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'Wilaya' (, also known as 'Tears of Sand') is a 2011 Spanish film directed by Pedro Prez Rosado. The film is a minimalist drama about a Sahrawi refugee family suddenly confronted with the death of the mother and the return of the younger sister, who had lived most of her life in Spain, reflecting the separation of many Sahrawi families.

Plot



Fatimetu is a Sahrawi girl who returns for the burial of her mother to the Sahrawi refugee camps after 16 years living in Spain. Her older brother Jatri tells Fatimetu that, in her last will, her mother left her both the family's jaima (tent) and the responsibility of taking care of her handicapped sister Hayat. Fatimetu reluctantly accepts the responsibility. She buys an old pickup truck and finds work transporting goods between the camps (wilayas), but Fatimetu is torn between life in the desert and the memories of her Spanish foster family and friends.

Main cast



*Nadhira Mohamed Fatimetu

*Memona Mohamed Hayat

*Aziza Brahim Sdiga

*Ainina Sidagmet Said

*Mohamed Mouloud Jatri

Awards and nominations



actresses Aziza Brahim and Memona Mohamed, during a press conference presentation of the movie "Wilaya", at the 10th Human rights film festival in San Sebastin, Spain, 26 April 2012

* Abu Dhabi Film Festival New Horizons Competition Best Actress (Memona Mohamed, 'winner')

* Malaga Film Festival Gold Biznaga Best Film (nominee)

* Malaga Film Festival Silver Biznaga Best Original Soundtrack (Aziza Brahim, 'winner')

* Luxor Egyptian & European Film Festival Gold Djed Feature Film Competition ('winner')

* Algiers International Film Festival Best Fiction Feature Film Competition (nominee)

* 27th Goya Awards Best Film (nominee)

* 27th Goya Awards Best Revelation Actress (nominee)

* 27th Goya Awards Best Production Coordinator (nominee)

* 27th Goya Awards Best Film Editing (nominee)

* 27th Goya Awards Best Costume Designer (nominee)

* 27th Goya Awards Best Sound (nominee)

* 27th Goya Awards Best Director (nominee)

* 27th Goya Awards Best Original Screenplay (nominee)

* 27th Goya Awards Best Original Song (nominee)

* 27th Goya Awards Best Cinematographer (nominee)

* 27th Goya Awards Best Artistic Director (nominee)

* 27th Goya Awards Best Revelation Actress (nominee)

Filming locations



The film was shot entirely at the Sahrawi refugee camps located in Tinduf, Algeria.

References



Category:2011 films

Category:Spanish drama films

Category:2010s Spanish-language films

Category:2010s Arabic-language films

Category:Sahrawi films

Category:2011 drama films

Category:2011 multilingual films

Category:Spanish multilingual films

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