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Drowned Heart

2017 · 100 min

A somber, reflective drama that unfolds through testimony and memory, drawing you into a quiet tragedy of human self-destruction.

Directed by
Farid Lakkimi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Farah El Fassi, Farid Regragui, Malek Akhmiss
Overview
To conclude his investigation, Inspector Medi meets with Souad, last assistant of the painter Kamal to get her testimony on the past events. With details and emotions, she recounts the tragic destiny of the people she knew. Human being are sometimes the instruments of their own death.

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Directed by
Farid Lakkimi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Farah El Fassi, Farid Regragui, Malek Akhmiss
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • memory
  • guilt
  • obsession
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Farid Lakkimi
Written by
Dorothée Landelle
Starring
Farah El Fassi, Farid Regragui, Malek Akhmiss, Mohammed Azelrab Kaghat, Fatim-Zahra Lahouitar, Moulay Ali Rhalimi, Pierre Santarossa, Mohamed Moutaouakil
Cinematography
Antonin Bachès
Runtime
100 min
Country
Morocco

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