Mimosas

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Mimosas

2016

1h 36m

Drama

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In the High Atlas Mountains, a caravan escorts an elderly and dying sheikh to Sijilmasa. His last wish is to be buried with his loved ones, but he dies while crossing the rugged peaks of the Moroccan Atlas. Fearful of the mountain, the caravan of travelers refuses to continue transporting the corpse. Two rogues traveling with the caravan, Said and Ahmed, claim they know the way to Sijilmasa and promise to take the body there.

Critics Consensus

Mimosas' ambiguous storytelling may dissatisfy viewers looking for a clear destination, but opulent photography and an authentic sense of folklore make the journey unforgettable.

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Simran Hans

Observer (UK)

Plot is not the takeaway from Mimosas, which reminded me of Abbas Kiarostami's Taste of Cherry, another slow-winding ramble through the mountains.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 27, 2017

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Certain scenes look as if they have been improvised on location and there is something exasperatingly non-committal and provisional about it. But it certainly looks wonderful.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 25, 2017

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

Mimosas is a languid, lightly experimental affair whose central conceit remains rooted in myth and folklore.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 25, 2017

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Joni Blyth

One Room With A View

Like the mountains the caravan travels through, Mimosas is lofty, grand, and tremendously inaccessible; the film deserves credit for how resolutely it commits to being a challenging watch.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 13, 2019

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Michael McNeely

That Shelf

The Moroccan landscapes are sure to impress, particularly on the big screen.

Feb 21, 2019

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Alexa Dalby

Dog and Wolf

Shot in stunning scenery of vast plains, moonlit lakes and forbidding mountains, visually it's breathtaking but it moves at patience-testing speed with non-professional actors and ultimately Laxe leaves the meaning open to interpretation.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 18, 2018

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Mimosas is a movie project that insists you take it for what it is; enigmatic, ethnographically and geographically arresting, with an ambiguous moral sense. The visuals range from gorgeous views of the Atlas Mountains as characters wend their way through them, to desolate 'sandscapes'. In the words of Jeanette Catsoulis- "The sum is a movie that panders not at all to Western sensibilities, giving few pointers on a theme beyond the fortifying power of faith." 2.8 stars

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Jolene

Obviously everyone who did a critique on this movie doesnt know what theyre talking about or what they watched. The actors or authentic ragtag Moroccans. The tribes, barbarians, bandits and thieves or accurately pretrade. This film is about reaching into your inner sanctum to find God its about religion enlightenment its about believing in something bigger than yourself its about trust its about doing things with the right intentions its about trials and tribulations. Its about overcoming adversity and believing in something bigger than yourself.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/20

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Audience Member

Beautiful cinematography upon which a story that is a little bewildering. In the end I think all our main characters are dead. I think this movie is a commentary on having faith and what it means to be a man...(maybe). The end of the film is a puzzle to me. I am still wondering what that last shot was trying to convey. The best parts of the movie to me were the party walking on the rocks and in the water. Those scenes felt like a peaceful meditation on life and it's meaning. Beautiful landscapes if nothing else.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

Great movie with an almost biblical mood, seen in the independent movie festival BAFICI.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Synopsis

In the High Atlas Mountains, a caravan escorts an elderly and dying sheikh to Sijilmasa. His last wish is to be buried with his loved ones, but he dies while crossing the rugged peaks of the Moroccan Atlas. Fearful of the mountain, the caravan of travelers refuses to continue transporting the corpse. Two rogues traveling with the caravan, Said and Ahmed, claim they know the way to Sijilmasa and promise to take the body there.

Director: Oliver Laxe
Producer: Felipe Lage
Screenwriter: Oliver Laxe, Santiago Fillol
Production Co: Rouge International, Zeitun Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 21, 2017
Runtime: 1h 36m

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