'Strawberries' Review: Laila Marrakchi's Film Exposes Exploitation of Moroccan Migrant Workers in Spain
By
Christian Zilko
Baker's choice. Dense with flavour, light on filler.
Summary
A review of Laila Marrakchi's film "Strawberries," which follows Hasna, a Moroccan immigrant in Spain working in strawberry greenhouses. The film draws from real stories to critique the labor system that exploits and silences migrant workers, forcing them to make impossible choices under harsh conditions.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIf you were dropped into a greenhouse full of strawberries and instructed to pick everything in your row by a supervisor speaking tersely a foreign language, what would you do about the unripe ones?
It's one of the first challenges that Hasna (Nisrin Erradi) faces in 'Strawberries' after migrating from Morocco to Spain with the hopes of a better life.
Laila Marrakchi pulls from real stories of Moroccan immigrants to construct a damning indictment of a labor system that leaves them voiceless.
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