20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023
20th edition
November 24 to December 2, 2023
David Cronenberg is counted among the world’s most influential directors. His Naked Lunch (1991) was selected at the Berlinale, where eXistenZ won the Silver Bear in 1999. Crash (1996), A History of Violence (2005), Cosmopolis (2012), Maps to the Stars (2014), Crimes of the Future (2022), and The Shrouds (2024) were all presented in competition at the Festival de Cannes, where Crash received the Jury Special Prize. He has been honored with achievement awards including the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight’s Carrosse d'Or, the Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Lion and the Toronto International Film Festival’s Norman Jewison Award. In recognition of Cronenberg’s contributions to art and culture, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada and was awarded France’s Légion d’honneur.
Traumatisée par la mort d’une jeune fille qu’elle aidait à accoucher, Anna tente de retrouver la famille du nouveau-né en s’aidant du journal intime de la disparue, écrit en russe. En remontant la piste de l’ouvrage qu’elle tente de faire décrypter, la sage-femme rencontre Semyon. Elle ignore que ce paisible propriétaire du luxueux restaurant Trans-Siberian est en fait un redoutable chef de gang et que le document qu’elle possède va lui attirer de sérieux problèmes…
Director David Cronenberg
Producer Paul Webster, Robert Lantos
Screenwriter Steven Knight
Cinematographer Peter Suschitzky
Production Designer Carol Spier
Art Director Rebecca Holmes, Nick Palmer
Editor Ronald Sanders
Sound Wayne Griffin, Michael O’Farrell, Stuart Wilson
Music Howard Shore
Color Color
Production Company Kudos Film and Television, BBC Film, Serendipity Point Films, Scion Films
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.