SECTIONS // 1936-1939

Los perdedores

Driss Deiback
79' / 2007 / Germany, Morocco, Spain
Web: http://www.theforgotten-movie.com
Spanish
English subtitled

The untold story of about 100.000 muslims from Morocco who fought in the Spanish Civil War, and without whom Franco would have never won the war. The fim traces a line from the historical events of 1930s Spain and before to the contemporary escalation of the clash of cultures.

Main Festivals & Awards

XXIV Festival de Cine de Bogotá – Colombia (2007) / VIII Pamplona International Film Festival – Spain (2007) – Award for Best Documentary ‘Valor visual’/ Festival Cinespaña – France (2007) – Award ‘Raíces’ for the Best Documentary / 11th Primavera Cinematográfica de Lorca – Spain (2007) / Documenta Madrid · Spain (2007) / Nantes Spanish Film Festival · France (2007) / Festival de Málaga · Spain (2007)