English title: Changing Times.
Synopsis: The story is set in Tangiers. Cécile is suddenly in over her head: an old flame reclaims her love, her homosexual son's drug-addict girlfriend who was stood up by her Muslim twin sister comes to stay in their house, the radio show Cécile hosts pays her barely enough to keep her solvent, her marriage is stagnant and her husband has open affairs to which she makes no objections.
Appraisal: A love story with implausible ramifications into witchcraft, plus some side-plots that go nowhere and have little impact on the central one. That sums this film up, in terms of contents. On the technical side, it is marked by a pervasive use of the hand-held camera. I pondered about the meaning of the title and I couldn't come up with a satisfactory explanation (is he referring to our times' sexual morals which change fast, or is he referring to the circumstances of one's life which change just as fast?). I can't say that I care though.
Rating: 28
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