Return to Hansala

Return to Hansala portrays grief and love with great sensitivity. Despite the fictional form, this film is based on brutal reality. In 2001 37 bodies were washed ashore on the beach of a Spanish coastal town. Thirteen of them came from the city of Hansala. The film starts with this event and concentrates on Leila, a refugee who had encouraged her brother to come to Spain, against her family’s wishes. Now he is among the many deceaced. She decides to bring him back to the family and embarks upon a hazardous trip to the interior of Morocco. jo