Letters from Alou

Letters from Alou is 1990 Spanish film directed and written by Montxo Armendáriz.

Plot

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 Almería, working in the greenhouses. Then he travels to Madrid where he first comes into contact with illegal sales. He then makes his way to Segrià, 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 is arrested by the police. But he crosses the Strait again, closing the circle that leaves a door open to hope.