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At Averroes & Rosa Parks

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2024 · 143 min Documentary
7.2 / 10 · TMDB

A documentary investigation draws unexpected parallels between the medieval Andalusian philosopher Averroes and American activist Rosa Parks. The camera journeys from the archives of Cordoba to the streets of Montgomery, uncovering a shared thread of intellectual and civil resistance. The film bridges disparate eras and geographies, revealing how the struggle for reason and dignity transcends centuries. Through scholarly commentary and rare footage, it unveils a universal quest for justice that links a Muslim thinker and a civil rights icon, challenging viewers to see history as a continuous conversation.

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Original Title Averroès & Rosa Parks
Year 2024
Country France
Genre Documentary
Director Nicolas Philibert
Runtime 143 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.2/10 (5 votes)

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This is a daring editorial leap across eight centuries, finding in Rosa Parks's quiet fortitude an echo of Averroes's rational project. It feels less like a dry academic comparison and more like a poetic meditation on courage, which can dwell both in a treatise and a simple refusal to move.

What lingers after the credits is the profound connection between two forms of defiance—one of the mind, one of the body—against systems of oppression. The film quietly argues that the pursuit of justice is a timeless, borderless continuum. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Nicolas Philibert

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The quiet hum of archives, the weight of parchment, a steadfast gaze in a black-and-white photograph.

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