Several women from Western Sahara have been invited last wednesday, May 16th in the spanish capital, Madrid, to an interesting event: which was the official presentation of the documentary-film tittled: " Sons of the Clouds, the Las Colony".that is a feature documentary produced by and starring Javier Bardem, examines the current political turmoil in Northern Africa and the responsibility of Western powers (especially US and France) due to their applying of Realpolitik (policies driven by economic or geo-strategic motives rather than by ethics or law) in their foreign policies. These policies have generated tremendous instabilities that have finally erupted into appalling violence and chaos. The film focuses on Western Sahara, the last African colony according to the Unitrd Nations and in that country is also known by the first arab people who begun with the so-called the "Arab Spring"
The documentary-film is a personal journey in which Bardem leads the audience through the tortuous path of world diplomacy and the terrible reality of an abandoned people, in a quest to understand how this could happen and how another war in Africa might be prevented.
Using a dynamic mix of action, interviews and archive footage, the film analyses the past to look at the future. Sons of the Clouds, the last colony tells the real story as it is today, following the major players as they attempt to negotiate their way through this intricate and crucially important game of diplomatic chess.
The documentary-film is a personal journey in which Bardem leads the audience through the tortuous path of world diplomacy and the terrible reality of an abandoned people, in a quest to understand how this could happen and how another war in Africa might be prevented.
Using a dynamic mix of action, interviews and archive footage, the film analyses the past to look at the future. Sons of the Clouds, the last colony tells the real story as it is today, following the major players as they attempt to negotiate their way through this intricate and crucially important game of diplomatic chess.
The President of the Saharawi Women´s Association in Spain, Zahra Ramdán, had the opportunity to greet the famous spanish actor and she expressed on behalf of the saharawi people her deepest thanks for this inniciative for giving awareness on the injustice that is suffering for over three decades and also for his support to the just struggle of the people of Western Sahara to live in a free and independent country: Western sahara, which is ileglly occupied by the kingdom of Morocco.
