Catch the Wind (Prendre le large) (2017)
NAME OF FILM: CATCH THE WIND
DIRECTOR(S): Gael Morel
STARRING: Sandrine Bonnaire
GENRE: Drama Film
SYNOPSIS: Edith, a 45-year-old textile factory worker, sees her life turned upside down by the company’s downsizing measures. Estranged from her son and without any other ties—and desperate to avoid unemployment—she decides to leave her life behind and follow the factory which has been relocated in Morocco. What follows is a revelatory story of immigration told from a new perspective, as Edith leaves France in search of opportunities in Northern Africa.
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