THE NARROW FRAME OF MIDNIGHT
by Tala Hadid
synopsis
A young orphan, Aicha, is found alone in the forests of central Morocco. She has a personal history that reveals a courageous attempt at self-determination. Taken and sold from her home in the hills of the Atlas mountains, Aicha finds herself at the mercy of Abbas, a petty criminal, and his conflicted girlfriend, Nadia. They soon cross paths with Zacaria, a Moroccan/Iraqi writer, who has left everything behind- including a passionate relationship with a teacher, Judith- to follow in the path of and search for his missing brother. The group embarks on a journey that will lead them from Morocco, to Istanbul, across the plains of Kurdistan, to Iraq and beyond.
international title: | The Narrow Frame of Midnight |
original title: | Itar el-Layl |
country: | Morocco, United Kingdom, France, Qatar |
year: | 2014 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Tala Hadid |
film run: | 93' |
screenplay: | Tala Hadid |
cast: | Khalid Abdalla, Marie-Josée Croze, Fadwa Boujouane, Hocine Choutri, Majdouline Idrissi, Zahra Hindi |
cinematography by: | Alexander Burov |
film editing: | Joëlle Hache |
art director: | Dominique Lacloche |
producer: | Khadija Alami, Joslyn Barnes, Cat Villiers |
production: | Autonomous, ASAP Films, K Films, Louverture Films |