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Mica

2021 · 103 min

A sobering, closely observed coming-of-age story that immerses you in a child's struggle for dignity amid hardship and cruelty.

Directed by: Ismaël Ferroukhi
Genres: Drama
Starring: Zakaria Inan, Sabrina Ouazani, Mohammed Azelrab Kaghat

Overview: 10-year-old Mica, lives with his mother and sick father in a slums near Meknes. He starts apprenticing for his father’s friend, a handyman in a tennis club in Casablanca. After going through humiliation and even being physically abused, Mica starts to understand his situation, and does everything in his power to change it.

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Directed by: Ismaël Ferroukhi
Genres: Drama
Starring: Zakaria Inan, Sabrina Ouazani, Mohammed Azelrab Kaghat

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
survival
coming-of-age
family
power
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Ismaël Ferroukhi
Written by: Ismaël Ferroukhi, Fadette Drouard
Starring: Zakaria Inan, Sabrina Ouazani, Mohammed Azelrab Kaghat, Nabil Elboukhari, Rachid Fekkak, Laila Haddadi, Moumen Mekouar, Ali Missoum
Music: Hang Massive
Cinematography: Éva Sehet
Runtime: 103 min
Country: France, Morocco
Languages: French, Arabic

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