Headbang Lullaby

A wry, sunbaked tragicomedy where national euphoria collides with bureaucratic absurdity and lingering political trauma.

Directed by

Hicham Lasri

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Adil Abatourab, Latifa Ahrar, Zoubida Akif

Overview

On 11 June 1986, one day after Morocco wrote football world cup history by scoring a surprising victory over Portugal, government official Daoud is ordered to secure a bridge outside Casablanca that sits between two hostile communities over an empty highway. Here, he is to await the expected but by no means certain visit of King Hassan II. Encounters with government supporters and the families of political prisoners; the mysterious appearance of a foreign woman and a Berber, as well as the story of a football crazy boy all prove to be a bit much for Daoud. Ever since the bloody ‘bread riots’ five years earlier, he has felt paralysed. But the euphoria and the hope he encounters here help to lift his mood. The Moroccan team’s success unleashes a new self-confidence and lust for life that transcends the surreal shadow of the monarchy.

How it feels

Satirical, absurd, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Politics, identity, freedom, power

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

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

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