20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023
20th edition
November 24 to December 2, 2023
Born in Rabat in 1973, Abdellah Taïa has published several novels with Éditions du Seuil, which have been released in translation in Europe and the United States: The King’s Day (Prix de Flore, 2010), A Country for Dying (PEN America Literary Awards, 2021) and Live in Your Light (2022). In 2014, he directed his first film, Salvation Army. Based on his novel of the same name, the film was selected for the Venice International Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival, and was awarded the Sundance Institute Global Filmmaking Award and the Grand Prix at the Angers European First Film Festival.
Soundouss and Jaâfar, two gay youths from Casablanca, spend the summer in Cabo Negro in the north of Morocco, at a villa rented by Jaâfar’s American lover—who does not show up. The friends decide to stay in the villa and do the best they can.
Director Abdellah Taïa
Producer Saïd Hamich Benlarbi
Screenwriter Abdellah Taïa
Cinematographer Julia Mingo
Production Designer Khalid Ben Allouch
Editor Nobuo Coste
Sound Samir Abdelmoumen, Julie Tribout, Rémi Durel
Music
Color Color
Supported by 
Production Company Barney Production, Mont Fleuri Production, Sihamou
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.