The Violent Silence (Moroccan Arabic: El Chergui, French: Le Silence violent) is a 1975 film directed by Moumen Smihi.
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The film was screened at multiple international festivals and was a critical success.
[8][5][9] Set in Tangier on the cusp of Moroccan independence, Aisha, a young woman, uses magical practices to prevent her husband from marrying a second wife.
During a final ritual, she drowns.
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