The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni

The story

The daughter of an Englishman and an Andalusian woman, Juanita rejects the historical changes taking place in Tangier.She lives alone in this "Paradise lost", surrounded by her sister Elena; Esther, her close friend who dedicates her entire life to an impossible love affair with a Moroccan; and Hamruch the housemaid, who disappears one day without saying a word. The Spanish Civil War, WWII with the arrival of refugees from Europe, and the Moroccan independence finally returns the city to its Arab origins. Juanita's tragedy lies in not realizing that her world is destined to disappear by the destructive and rejuvenating force of History.

Cast & crew

Mariola FuentesJuanita Narboni

Salima Benmoumen

Salima BenmoumenHamruch

Lou DoillonHelena Narboni

Chete LeraSr. Narboni

Nabila Baraka

Nabila BarakaEsther

Nadia Alami

Nadia AlamiAlegria

Francisco AlgoraDédé

Annie Aubert

Annie AubertMme. Maubert

Mariana CorderoSra. Narboni

Concha CuetosBella

Maggie Deane

Maggie DeaneMiss Bentley

Alexandra Fierro

Alexandra FierroEsperanza