"Halfmoon"
1995
Directed by Frieder Schlaich & Irene von Alberti

Three of legendary writer Paul Bowles' greatest and strangest stories are presented in this winner of the Critic's Prize (1995 Berlin Film Festival). Merkala Beach tells the story of two young Moroccan men whose friendship is tested by the appearance of a beautiful temptress; Call at Corazon joins a honeymooning couple as they travel the Amazon; Allal is a supernatural, surreal exchange between a young orphan and a poisonous cobra. English and Arabic with English subtitles. 90 minutes.