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‘Where the Wind Comes From’ Review: A Modest but Carefully Calibrated Road Trip Movie Set in Modern Tunisia
First-time feature filmmaker Amel Guellaty makes a moving ode to the generation that grew up after the First Arab Spring.
The poignant friendship that develops between these two characters is at the center of writer-director Amel Guellaty ’s first feature film, which debuted in the world dramatic competition section at Sundance. Alyssa’s constant daydreaming is rendered in fantasy musical interludes, where her ordinary surroundings become full of light and happiness. When Alyssa relaxes to flirt with a woman on the dance floor or playfully spar with her younger sister, Bellagha shows the heart beneath the bluster.
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