Turtles do not Die of Old Age

Directors
Hind Benchekroun
Sami Mermer

Countries

Year
2011

Duration
92 min

Language

Subtitles
English/Spanish

Turtles do not die of old age takes a look at a vanishing generation, shares in the lives of three elderly men from northern Morocco. Hovering around 80 years old, each of the three men: Chehma, a master fisherman; Erradi, a solitary innkeeper; and Abdesslam, a street musician, still works to earn a living. It's a desire to continue living and facing of an approaching death, and their courage to ceaselessly work...despite their age. This is a documentary that ushers us through the universality of life, old age and death. A film anchored in the everyday life of these men, coated with a tender humanity.