‘Ali Zaoua The Prince of The Street’ By Nabil Ayouch

One of the characteristics that distinguishes Ayouch’s movies is realism. In all his movies, Nabil does not seek to fanaticize reality, rather his topics stems from the suffering and problems that Moroccan society undergo. In this film ‘Ali Zaoua’, Ayouch dives deep in street children’s life and dreams. This film is more a documentary than a film in which it projects the life of street children who represent themselves in the movie. Kwita (Mounim Kbab), Omar (Mustapha Hansali), Boubker (Hicham Moussoune), and Ali (Abdlhak Zhayra) are street children that Ayouch gives them a chance to depict their miserable life and represent all...

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'Horses of God' by Nabill Ayouch

A commemoration of excruciating events The film ‘Horses of God’ is a true story based on Mahi binebine’s novel ‘les étoile de Sidi Moumen’. The story is about the bombing of Casablanca in 2003 by 12 suicide bombers. Nabil tracks the life of three of suicide bombers for more than ten years. Through the movies, the focus is more on the three characters and the environment they live in rather than the ideology or fanaticism. Yachine (Abdelhakim rachid) and his aggressive older brother Hamid (Abdelilah Rachid) struggle from their early age to help their mother and the family to survive. Then Hamid is caught in prison after he throws...

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'Death for Sale' by Faouzi Bensaidi

Death for sale (Mort à Vendre) is a movie that inspires its characters from under the surface reality of Morocco. The movie is shot in Tetouan and it revolves around three inseparable friends.  Malik, Allal, and Soufiane are young friends that hold their hands to face the unbearable situation they are living. They decide to change their miserable condit...

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