Wake Up Morocco is a 2006 Moroccan film directed by Narjiss Nejjar.[1][2][3] It was screened at the National Film Festival in Tangier[4] and the Marrakesh International Film Festival.[5][6]

Wake Up Morocco
Inhad ya Maghreb
Directed byNarjiss Nejjar
Written byNarjiss Nejjar
Produced byNoufissa Sbai, Meriem El Kissi
StarringSiham Assif, Hassan Skalli, Fatima Harrandi
CinematographyStefano Paradiso
Edited byChristel Aubert
Music bySophia Charai
Production
companies
Jbila Méditerranée Productions (Morocco), Terre Sud Films (France)
Release date
  • December 2006 (2006-12)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryMorocco
LanguageMoroccan Arabic

Synopsis

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On an islet off the coast of Casablanca, an old footballer spends his days with his granddaughter Alia, dreaming of the final he could have won if he had not spent the night with a woman. Now old and living on the same islet, the woman dreams of him as well.[7]

Cast

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  • Hassan Skalli (old footballer)
  • Fatim-Zahra Ibrahimi (Alia)
  • Raouia (the fortuneteller)
  • Qassem Benhayoun (Jad)
  • Fatima Harrandi
  • Mourad Zaoui (adult Jad)
  • Mohamed Belfquih
  • Siham Assif
  • Hassan Guessous
  • Leila Slimani

References

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  1. ^ ":: CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::". www.ccm.ma. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  2. ^ "Africiné - Wake-Up Morocco". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  3. ^ "Wake up Morocco (Inhad ya Maghreb)". Institut du monde arabe (in French). 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  4. ^ "Fiche : WAKE UP MOROCCO". www.ccm.ma. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  5. ^ "WAKE-UP MOROCCO". Festival International du Film de Marrakech (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  6. ^ Hopewell, John (2006-11-27). "'Wake up' leads local hopes". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  7. ^ Nelmes, Jill; Selbo, Jule (2015-09-29). Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-31237-2.
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