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{{Short description|1990 Spanish film by Montxo Armendáriz}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Letters from Alou
| image =
| caption =
| director = Montxo Armendáriz
| producer = Elías Querejeta, TVE, Espanya 1990
| writer =
| starring = Mulie Jarju, Eulalia Ramón, Ahmed El-Maaroufi, Akonio Dolo, Albert Vidal, Rosa Morata, Margarita Calahorra, Mamadou Lamine, Ly Babali, M'Barick Guisse
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1990}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = Spain
| language = Spanish
| budget =
| gross =
| screenplay = Montxo Armendáriz
| cinematography = Alfredo F. Mayo
| editing = Rori Sainz de Rozas
| music = Luis Mendo, Bernardo Fúster
}}

'''''Letters from Alou''''' ({{langx|es|Las cartas de Alou}}) is 1990 [[Spanish language|Spanish]] film directed and written by [[Montxo Armendáriz]].

== Synopsis ==
Alou, a Senegalese man that has entered Spain illegally, can only find occasional jobs due to his situation. Thanks to the letters he sends regularly to his parents, we hear of his experiences and feelings as he laboriously tries to be integrated into Spanish society. He starts out on the coast of Almeria, working in the greenhouses. Then he travels to Madrid where he first comes into contact with illegal sales. He then makes his way to Segria, to work harvesting fruit, and, finally, to Barcelona, where he works in the clothes shop of another African immigrant. His adventure comes to an abrupt end when he's arrested by the police. But he crosses the Strait again, closing the circle that leaves a door open to hope.

==Awards and nominations==

===Won===
*'''[[Cinema Writers Circle Awards]]'''
**Best Cinematography (Juan Amorós)
**Best Film
**Best Screenplay – Original (Montxo Armendáriz)
*'''[[5th Goya Awards|Goya Awards]]'''
**Best Cinematography (Alfredo F. Mayo)
**Best Screenplay – Original (Montxo Armendáriz)
*'''[[San Sebastián International Film Festival|San Sebastián Film Festival]]'''
**[[Golden Seashell]] (Montxo Armendáriz)
**OCIC Award (Montxo Armendáriz)
**Silver Seashell: Best Actor (Mulie Jarju)

===Nominated===
*'''[[5th Goya Awards|Goya Awards]]'''
**Best Director (Montxo Armendáriz)
**Best Editing (Rosario Sáinz de Rozas)
**Best Film
**Best Production Supervision (Primitivo Álvaro)
**Best Sound (Eduardo Fernández and Pierre Lorrain)
**Best Special Effects ([[Reyes Abades]] and Juan Ramón Molina)

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0099226}}
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* {{ cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=iyP6-ouLmM4C | title=Migration in Contemporary Hispanic Cinema | first=Thomas G. |last=Deveny | pages=26–34 | publisher=Scarecrow Press | year=2012 | isbn= 9780810885059 }}

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[[Category:1990 films]]
[[Category:1990s Spanish-language films]]
[[Category:1990 drama films]]
[[Category:Spanish drama films]]
[[Category:Films about immigration to Spain]]
[[Category:Films directed by Montxo Armendáriz]]
[[Category:Films shot in Almería]]
[[Category:1990s Spanish films]]

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