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Synopsis

A group of filmmakers in search of a theme to deal with interview young bypassers in Casablanca about their expectations and their relationship to Moroccan cinema. When they witness a crime committed by an exploited dockworker, who involuntarily kills his mobster boss, they decide to investigate the crime's motives, which ultimately leads them to some deep reflection on their role of cinema in Moroccan society.

Cast

* Abdellatif Nour * Abbas Fassi- Fihri * Hamid Zoughi * Mostafa Dziri, * Aïcha Saâdoun * Mohamed Derham * Salaheddine Benmoussa * Abdelkader Moutaâ * Khalid Jamaï * Chafik Shimi * Malika El Mesrar * Omar Chenbout * Mostafa Nissabouri

References

{{reflist Moroccan drama films Moroccan documentary films