Nouakchott, Mauritania - The new Mauritanian movie "My Friend Who Disappeared", winner of the 2009 Best Picture Award at SENAF last month, is prompting a contentious national debate. Critics accuse the Maison des Cineastes (House of Filmmakers) of apostasy and interpret the film as an insult to religious education and to Muslims, while fans and film experts see it as a way to understand the root causes of terrorism. Festival organiser and acclaimed director Mohamed Ould Idoumou oversaw production of the controversial film.

Nouakchott, Mauritania - The 4th National Film Week, which runs through Thursday (October 29th) in Nouakchott boasts 25 high-profile participants from 14 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas are taking part in the screening of 59 films, including 33 from Mauritania. The annual event is organised by the Maison des Cineastes (House of Film-makers), is generally known as SENAF.

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The first "sunset" I've ever seen on the Atlantic

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Boats beached near the fish market

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Mauritania.

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Pre-digital photo taken around 1999

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Pre-digital photo taken around 1999

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Some of the busy streets in Nouakchott are full of men waiting to be hired for a job. They sit on the sides of the road with their tools in the hope that someone will drive past (a rich Arab) and need a builder, plasterer, plumber, electrician etc.

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A typical Mauritanian Intersection

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The desert meets the road

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Traditional Mauritanian dress

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Camel Market

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Fish Market

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Atlantic Beach in Mauritania

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Water delivery point, Nouakchott has no wells. All of the water in is trucked in.

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Hauling water

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A donkey and a cart can carry anything

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visão da rua de Nouakchott, capital da Mauritânia, durante visita a trabalho em companhia do geólogo Ba Amadou, nascido neste país e naturalizado brasileiro. Remista doente!

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Estrada no deserto do Saara (Mauritânia)

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Vilas residenciais em Nouakchott-Mauritânia, cidade do norte da África, entre o litoral do atlântico eo deserto do Saara.

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Camelos na saída de Nouakchott-Mauritânia

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