20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023
20th edition
November 24 to December 2, 2023
Luck Razanajaona is a young Malagasy filmmaker who graduated from the Marrakech School of Visual Arts. He has taken part in prestigious programmes such as Berlinale Talents, the Rotterdam Lab, and La Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde in Cannes to develop his film projects. His short films and documentaries have been selected for numerous festivals around the world. Disco Afrika, produced by We Film is his first feature film.
Madagascar, nowadays. Twenty-year-old Kwame, who struggles to make a living in the clandestine sapphire mines, is taken back to his hometown by an unexpected turn of events. As he reunites with his mother and old friends, he finds himself confronted with the rampant corruption plaguing his country. Now, he will have to choose between easy money and loyalty; between individualism and political awakening.
Director Luck Razanajaona
Producer Jonathan Rubin
Screenwriter François Hébert, Luck Razanajaona, Marcelo Novais Teles
Cinematographer Raphaël O’Byrne
Editor Marianne Haroche, Patrick Minks
Sound Julien Verstraete, Pierre George
Colour Colour
Supported by 
Production Company We Film
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.