Film guide 2016
Mimosas
An uncertain mountain route becomes a journey through trust, obligation and the limits of belief.
- Original title
- Mimosas
- Director
- Oliver Laxe
- Year
- 2016
Editorial profile. Availability on LAREINE TV has not been confirmed.
Story, without spoilers
A caravan crosses Morocco’s Atlas Mountains with an elderly sheikh who wants to be buried among his people. When he dies, Ahmed and Saïd promise to continue with his body. Shakib arrives on a mission to help, while the difficult terrain tests their commitment.
Context & recognition
Oliver Laxe links a physical crossing with an inward search, describing the project in his press interview through adventure and faith. Mimosas was presented in Critics’ Week at Cannes in 2016.
Main characters & cast
Shakib
Shakib Ben Omar
A traveller sent to help the improvised caravan complete its task.
Saïd
Saïd Aagli
One of the two men undertaking to carry the sheikh onward.
