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Zeft

1984 · 90 min

A wry, observant village comedy that ambles through everyday life, quietly weighing old customs against new hopes.

Directed by
Tayeb Saddiki
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Touria Jabrane, Tayeb Saddiki, Miloud Habachi
Overview
Zeft is the story of a village, of a changing society torn between the background of traditional beliefs and diffuse aspirations for modernity.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Tayeb Saddiki
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Touria Jabrane, Tayeb Saddiki, Miloud Habachi
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • identity
    • family
    • trauma
    • healing
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Tayeb Saddiki
    Written by
    Ahmed Laraki, Abdellah Stouki, Tayeb Saddiki
    Starring
    Touria Jabrane, Tayeb Saddiki, Miloud Habachi, Chaaibia El Adraoui, Hamid Zoughi, Hassan Foulan, Noureddine Bikr, Mustapha Salamat
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Morocco
    Languages
    Arabic

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