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Thus, ”Déserts” won the prize for best direction, as well as that for best actor, awarded equally to Fehd Benchemsi and Abdelhadi Talbi, announced the organizers.
Produced by Saïd Himmich Belarbi, the feature film ”Déserts” (128 minutes), which brings together Fahd Benchemssi, Abdelhadi Talbi and Hajar Graigaa, tells the story of two friends, Mehdi and Hamid, who work for a debt collection agency. money to Casablanca, and are sent to remote villages in southern Morocco.
The film “Déserts” is the fifth cinematic experience of director Faouzi Bensaidi in the feature film category, after “Volubilis” (2017), “Mort à vente” (2011), “Quel monde marvelous” (2006) and “Mille month” (2003).
Bensaidi also has short films to his credit, the most notable of which remains ”La Falaise” (1997), which won 23 prizes in various national and international festivals. It was followed in 2000 by his short film ”Le Mur”, which won an award at the Cannes Film Festival, then ”Trajets”, screened at the Venice Film Festival.
The Palme d’Or of this 38th edition of the Mostra de Valencia (October 19-29) was won by the Lebanese film “Riverbed”.
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