Les Casablancais

A patient, downbeat urban mosaic that quietly tightens around its characters as bureaucratic absurdity and quiet zealotry close in.

Directed by

Abdelkader Lagtaa

Starring

Aziz Saâdallah, Khadija Assas, Salah Benmoussa

Overview

A portrait of a large Maghrebian city at the end of the century, Casablanca, through the intersecting paths of three characters: a bookseller who receives unexpected correspondence that forces him to question himself; a young teacher whose application for a passport triggers an absurd official investigation; and finally, a student who, due to a misunderstanding with his fundamentalist teacher, becomes the object of a manipulation with tragic consequences.

How it feels

Tense, melancholic, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, isolation, power, faith

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

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

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