Hideous KinkyA young mother with a strong spiritualism ideology moves from London to Morocco with her two daughters, despite being penniless. The children perform admirably, coping with the inappropriate environment, and acting as the voice of reason for their immature mother.
Julia moves with her two daughters from London to Marrakech, Morocco. She
detests her life in London, citing poor pay and weather, though perhaps her
cheating husband is just as large a factor. In Morocco she hopes to find
The Truth, spiritual fulfillment.
While Julia is rather thoughtless and bohemian, it's her older daughter Bea
(Bella) who is the voice of reason. She, for one, is the one who demands
her mother gets her what she needs for going to school. She also clearly
sees how little, if any, money the family has, and the implications of
that. Such maturity is surely rare for a 8-year-old, but Bella has what it
takes to make Bea believable.
 Bea's little sister Lucy (Carrie) is a few years younger, and takes things
as they come, without worrying about the future. Both girls do excellent
acting; just watching them justifies investing time into this movie.
Certainly the plot isn't among the reasons, since there's little of that.
Some of the visuals are strong, and I remembered them long afterward.
Marrakesh comes across hot, dusty, and ancient, buzzing with people and
noise. The Western world with air conditioning and all of its other
comforts is far away – just as Julia wanted, at least up until the full
implications of that finally dawn on her.
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