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''Moroccan Chronicles (''
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'': Chroniques marocaines,''
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'':وقائع مغربية)'' is a 1999 Moroccan film directed by
Moumen Smihi Moumen Smihi (born 1945 in Tangier) is a Moroccan filmmaker. His career spans more than four decades, during which he has written, produced and directed award-winning and influential feature films, short films and documentaries. He is considered t ...
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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
Essaouira Essaouira ( ; ), known until the 1960s as Mogador (, or ), is a port city in the western Moroccan region of Marrakesh-Safi, on the Atlantic coast. It has 77,966 inhabitants as of 2014. The foundation of the city of Essaouira was the work of t ...
. Then comes the story of an old fisherman from
Tangier Tangier ( ; , , ) is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The city is the capital city, capital of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the Tangier-Assilah Prefecture of Moroc ...
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


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