Letters from Alou

Letters from Alou

100 mins | Drama | Oct. 5, 1990

A group of Africans clandestinely reaches the coast of southern Spain. Among them is Alou, a 28 years old Senegalese. As all his belongings are stolen while in Almsería, he has no choice but to engage in street vending. His only pleasure are the letters he writes to his family to tell the vicissitudes of his Spanish adventure.

Letters from Alou

100 mins | Drama | Oct. 5, 1990

Letters from Alou
A group of Africans clandestinely reaches the coast of southern Spain. Among them is Alou, a 28 years old Senegalese. As all his belongings are stolen while in Almsería, he has no choice but to engage in street vending. His only pleasure are the letters he writes to his family to tell the vicissitudes of his Spanish adventure.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers TVE, Elías Querejeta Producciones Cinematográficas S.L.
Original title Las cartas de Alou
Directors Concha Campins, Núria Casanueva, Luis Oliveros, Montxo Armendáriz, Paco Lucio
Writers Montxo Armendáriz

Cast

Mulie Jarju

as Alou

Eulalia Ramón

as Carmen

Ahmed El-Maaroufi

as Moncef

Akonio Dolo

as Mulie

Albert Vidal

as Padre Carmen

Rosa Morata

as Esposa Mulie

Mamadou Lamine

as Kassim

Ly Babali

as Ibrahima

M'Barick Guisse

as Lami

Joaquín Notario

as Antonio

Margarita Calahorra

as Patrona

Fredy Ripers

as Conductor contrata

Jordi Serrat

as Funcionario

Pilar Barrera

as Chica club

Juana Cordero

as Chica club

Abdeslam Lamzouri

as Marroquí discusión

Mauro Muñiz

as Dueño taller

Charo Gabella

as Chica bar

Juan Carlos Alonso

as Chico bar

Markus Oberhauser

as Chico bar

Manuel Millán

as Camarero bar

María José Pérez

as Chica andaluza

Rosa María Peña

as Chica andaluza

Enrique Escudero

as Camarero discusión

Idilio Cardoso

as Dueño invernadero

Manolo Giménez

as Conductor invernaderos

Pedro Nieva Parola

as Policía 1

Ángel Fuentefría

as Policía 2

Óscar San Juan

as Señor pulsera

Elena Alarcón

as Señora pulsera

Javier Villalba

as Cliente bar (uncredited)

Abdel Aziz El Mountassir

as (uncredited)