20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023
20th edition
November 24 to December 2, 2023
Born and based in Casablanca, Hicham Lasri is a Moroccan director, scriptwriter, producer, and writer. His six feature films — The End (2011), They Are the Dogs (2013), The Sea Is Behind (2015), Starve Your Dog (2016), Headbang Lullaby (2017), and Jahilya (2018), were selected for the Festival de Cannes and the Berlin and Toronto International Film Festivals, and have won critical acclaim and numerous awards and honours. Lasri’s short films include Love in Aleppo (2018), Wasteland (2018), and The Last Arab Movie (2019).
In an electric Casablanca, Khadija Aka Kathy wakes up on the wrong side of the bed and, in a great moment of solitude and lucidity, discovers life has not been kind to her. On the eve of her thirtieth birthday, she realises she is being exploited by her family — and even her fiancé. An X-ray of a society through the story of a woman who refuses to give up.
Director Hicham Lasri
Producer Hichram Lasri
Screenwriter Amine Tassouka
Cinematographer Frida Marzouk with additional cinematography by Thomas Brémond, Lina Soualem
Editor Mohammed Karim Lahrichi
Sound Mouhcine Bennani
Music Walead Ben Selim
Colour Colour, black and white
Production Company S.A. Prod
International Sales Company MAD Solutions
Distributor Concept Mena
Founded by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in July 2002, the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit organization of public interest.
Presided over by His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, the Foundation has as its primary objective the organisation of the Marrakech International Film Festival and any related events, all of which aim to encourage the creation, promotion, and distribution of works of cinema throughout the Kingdom of Morocco and around the globe.
Founded by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in July 2002, the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit organization of public interest.
Presided over by His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, the Foundation has as its primary objective the organisation of the Marrakech International Film Festival and any related events, all of which aim to encourage the creation, promotion, and distribution of works of cinema throughout the Kingdom of Morocco and around the globe.