Esperanza

Passion a dead-end marriage a guilty mother a lost son a haunting dream a strange mural an isolated village two broken hearts an old man traveling with the wind and a great deal of magic are some of the colorful ingredients used in the making of Esperanza -a multi-generational multi-cultural lovers' tale stretching over the twentieth century bridging East and West Nature and Magic...<p> Eleven years ago Yasmine and Youssef met on an unforgettable summer afternoon at a remote beach some twenty five miles outside of Casablanca -their city. Falling for each other they believed that their love was 'Maktoub' meant to be written in the book of Fates. Unfortunately they were young and from two very different worlds. She was born to comfort and ease while he belonged to a life where penury and hardship were common commodities. Their relationship was simply one that would not be tolerated -especially once Yasmine's mother got involved.<p> Today however the tides shift. Esperanza in a forgotten beach on the coast of Andalusia awakens. A traveler named Paulo Aduro appears...