''Moroccan Chronicles (''

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'': Chroniques marocaines,''

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'':وقائع مغربية)'' is a 1999 Moroccan film directed by

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Synopsis

In the old medina of Fez, a mother narrates three tales to her son; the first one is about a

Jemaa El Fna Jemaa el-Fnaa (), also Jemaa el-Fna, Djema el-Fna or Djemaa el-Fnaa, is a square and market place in Marrakesh's medina quarter (old city). It remains the main square of Marrakesh, used by locals and tourists. Name The origin of its name is uncle ...

monkey trainer and three boys. The second, a love encounter between a young man and woman in

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. Then comes the story of an old fisherman from

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who is ridiculed by his companions for believing he can find a treasure in the insides of a sea monster.

Cast

* Aicha Mahmah * Tarik Jamil * Miloud Habachi * Soumaïa Akâboune * Mohamed Timod

References

External links

*{{imdb title, 0218887, Chroniques marocaines, 1999 film Moroccan drama films 1999 films