El Bayda

A slow, fragmented drift through a polluted neighborhood, offering no comfort and no easy answers, only a lingering sense of decay.

Directed by

Alaa Akaaboune, Ayoub Lahnoud

Genres

Drama

Starring

Hanane Massaoudi, Tarik Rmili, Abdellatif Chaouqi

Overview

Zakia "El Bayda" is like a fish swimming in an aquarium filled with dirty, polluted water—the working-class neighborhood in Casablanca where she lives. From the prostitute to the watchman, from the taxi driver to the corrupt police commissioner, no one escapes the moral decay. These are miscellaneous incidents, fragments, and snatches of life that come together to form a portrait that is simultaneously abstract and realistic.

How it feels

Bleak, dark, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Corruption, class, isolation, survival

Content

Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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