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73 articles available in total starting from 18/09/2002. Last article published on 10/12/2024.

Afef Ben Mahmoud, Khalil Benkirane • Directors of Backstage

Interview: Afef Ben Mahmoud, Khalil Benkirane • Directors of Backstage

"The idea was to start with the show and then get closer to these characters, who are normal people"

VENICE 2023: The directorial duo talk about their road movie through the forests of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, where we follow a dance troupe as they head out on the last leg of their tour  

07/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Giornate degli Autori

Review: Backstage

Review: Backstage

VENICE 2023: The feature debut by directorial duo Afef Ben Mahmoud and Khalil Benkirane recreates the vibrant and chaotic universe of what goes on behind the scenes of a touring dance troupe  

06/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Giornate degli Autori

Kamal Lazraq • Director of Hounds

Interview: Kamal Lazraq • Director of Hounds

"It’s still a Moroccan film: it’s tragic, funny, weird, sometimes violent, sometimes mystical"

A gripping movie set in the slums of Casablanca and awarded the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize in Cannes, the Moroccan filmmaker’s first feature is about to hit French cinemas  

18/07/2023 | /France/Morocco/Belgium/Qatar

Faouzi Bensaïdi  • Director of Deserts

Interview: Faouzi Bensaïdi • Director of Deserts

“This is a film against close-ups”

CANNES 2023: Wide open spaces are the clear protagonists in the Moroccan director's buddy movie-turned-love story  

23/05/2023 | Cannes 2023 | Directors’ Fortnight

Review: Hounds

Review: Hounds

CANNES 2023: Kamal Lazraq’s debut feature is a gritty crime-drama set in the suburbs of Casablanca, enriched by the presence of sharp dialogue and a microcosm of ruthless characters  

19/05/2023 | Cannes 2023 | Un Certain Regard

Review: Deserts

Review: Deserts

CANNES 2023: Faouzi Bensaïdi delivers an ambitious film of two halves set in the harsh Moroccan desert  

18/05/2023 | Cannes 2023 | Directors’ Fortnight

Review: Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes

Review: Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes

BERLINALE 2023: The presence of John Malkovich can’t save Robert Schwentke’s latest feature from its numerous, overwhelming flaws  

27/02/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | Berlinale Special

Robert Schwentke • Director of Seneca - On the Creation of Earthquakes

Interview: Robert Schwentke • Director of Seneca - On the Creation of Earthquakes

"The film asks: is the educated elite a victim of tyranny or an opportunistic collaborator?"

BERLINALE 2023: We talked to the director about his fascination for the ambiguous figure of Roman times philosopher Seneca  

23/02/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | Berlinale Special

Review: Birdland

Review: Birdland

12 years after On the Edge, Leïla Kilani is returning with a second fiction feature, a fearless, unpredictable film, both realist and lyrical, with revolutionary undertones  

27/01/2023 | IFFR 2023 | Tiger Competition

Review: Animalia

Review: Animalia

A mysterious alien invasion sends a pregnant bride on a journey through Morocco and into deep soul-searching in Sofia Alaoui's captivating debut feature  

23/01/2023 | Sundance 2023 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

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