The Mother of All Lies

A quiet, handmade reckoning with memory and silence, where miniature streets become a stage for painful family truths.

Directed by

Asmae El Moudir

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Zahra Jeddaoui, Mohammed El Moudir, Ouarda Zorkani

Overview

On a handmade set re-creating her Casablanca neighborhood, a young Moroccan filmmaker enlists family and friends to help unearth the troubling lies built into her childhood.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Memory, family, deception, trauma

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

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

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