Mariner of the Mountains

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Mariner of the Mountains

2021

1h 38m

Documentary

Drama

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Filmmaker Karim Aïnouz decides to take a boat, cross the Mediterranean and embark on his first journey to Algeria. Accompanied by the memory of his mother, Iracema, and his camera, Aïnouz gives us a detailed account of the journey to his father's homeland; from the sea crossing to his arrival in the Atlas Mountains in Kabylia -- a mountainous region in northern Algeria -- to his return.

Leslie Felperin

Guardian

It’s as if the film wants to keep pulling the rug out from under us, just when we might be thinking we’re in for a bit of brainy cinematic tourism.

Rated: 4/5

May 17, 2022

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Fedor Tot

Vague Visages

A sense of unfulfilled longing characterizes Mariner of the Mountains, and results in a film in which everything is tantalizingly incomplete, the way many lives are.

Jun 13, 2023

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Soham Gadre

Film Inquiry

Mariner of the Mountains is the sort of movie that not only surprises with its own originality but in turn inspires more original filmmaking.

Jun 25, 2022

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Glenn Dunks

The Film Experience

While in other films this could come across as gimmicky, it actually allows the film to dance a dance of fleeting, fluttering memories that brings generations crashing together.

Jun 19, 2022

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Sarah Williams

In Review Online

What works beautifully as a personal family project becomes ... somewhat diluted, a poetry in motion slowed down by its counterpart’s pat verses.

May 25, 2022

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Jean-Pierre García

EscribiendoCine

A unique travel diary that above all is a son's love letter to his mother. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 8/10

May 23, 2022

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Maria Carlota Fernandes Bruno

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Filmmaker Karim Aïnouz decides to take a boat, cross the Mediterranean and embark on his first journey to Algeria. Accompanied by the memory of his mother, Iracema, and his camera, Aïnouz gives us a detailed account of the journey to his father's homeland; from the sea crossing to his arrival in the Atlas Mountains in Kabylia -- a mountainous region in northern Algeria -- to his return.

Director: Karim Aïnouz
Producer: Maria Carlota Fernandes Bruno, João Moreira Salles, Walter Salles
Screenwriter: Karim Aïnouz, Murilo Hauser
Production Co: VideoFilmes, Watchmen Productions
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2022
Runtime: 1h 38m