The feature film competition will feature twelve films, including two representing Morocco, the organizers announced in a statement on Monday. These are the feature films “Indivision” by Leïla Kilani and “The Mother of All Lies” by Asmae El Moudir.
Thus, Leïla Kilani will unveil in Spain her new and “highly anticipated” fiction “Indivision”, considered a “caustic, ambitious and formally innovative” work.
It is a story that revolves around two opposing worlds, addressing themes such as ecology, class struggle, the ultra-destructive capitalism of real estate developers and a new female generation in Morocco, it is said.
For her part, Asmae El Moudir presents at the FCAT her film ”The Mother of All Lies”, with which she won the prize for best director in the ”Un Certain Regard” section at Cannes, as well as the Golden Eye for best documentary for her ”original, fascinating, corrosive and moving look at a past full of questions”.
“In Casablanca, the young filmmaker tries to reveal, through this documentary, the lies surrounding her family and recreates her own story using a model of the neighborhood of her childhood and figurines of each of her relatives,” adds the press release.
In the selection of short films, Morocco is represented by ”Bye Bye Benz Benz”, a comedy directed by Mamoun Rtal Bennani, in collaboration with Jules Rouffio, describing the relationship between a taxi driver and his Mercedes Benz.
2024-09-18 03:38:23