Yusef's Song
✭ ✭ ✭
Greece · 2014
1h 15m
Director Kostas Pliakos
Starring
Genre Documentary
Add to Watchlist
Please login to add films to your watchlist.
The story takes place in post-revolution Libya. It is a documentary on a country being rebuilt from scratch after a huge event, as seen through the people's perspective. The film's main character is Yusef, a young man who took part in the revolution and is Libya's most famous rapper. Yusef wrote the songs for the revolution and his fame has spread across the Arab world. Through his eyes, the film tries to unfold the vision young Libyans have of their country after Gaddafi. The camera follows him everywhere, filming him as he tells his stories and talks about everyday matters, social issues, and politics. His presence is accompanied by his music - excellent Arabic rap which adds rhythm and punch to the story
What are people saying?
Users who liked this film also liked
Liao Zhai - Home for the Intimate Ghosts
(Liao zhai: Hua nong yue)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Taiwan, Hong Kong • 1991
- Director Lam Yee Hung
- Cast Elsie Chan, Yau Kwong Chen, Charlie Cho, Paul Chung Fat, Miyuki Shôji, Susan Shaw Yam Yam
- Genre Fantasy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Girl In Captivity: Psycho Torture Chamber
(新・監禁逃亡 劇場版)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 2008
- Director Daisuke Gotô
- Cast Asami, Ayana Chigawa, Kenji Ezure, Takao Itô, Hôryû Nakamura, Sakurano
- Genre Thriller
- Available on No streaming locations found.