''Razzia'' (from , romanized according to
French orthography
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into "''Razzia''") is a 2017 Moroccan
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Nabil Ayouch. It was selected as the Moroccan entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
90th Academy Awards
The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2017, and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was held on March 4, ...
, but it was not nominated.
''Razzia'' is mostly set in
Casablanca
Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a populatio ...
and characters frequently discuss the 1942 film ''
Casablanca
Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a populatio ...
''.
Plot
In
Casablanca
Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a populatio ...
and the
Atlas Mountains
The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa. They separate the Sahara Desert from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; the name "Atlantic" is derived from the mountain range, which stretches around through M ...
, five different stories interconnect over a 30-year period.
Cast
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Maryam Touzani as Salima
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Arieh Worthalter as Joe
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Amine Ennaji as Abdallah
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Abdelilah Rachid as Hakim
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Dounia Binebine as Inès
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Abdellah Didane as Ilyas
See also
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List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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List of Moroccan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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2017 films
2017 drama films
Moroccan drama films
2010s Arabic-language films
Berber-language films
2010s French-language films
Films directed by Nabil Ayouch
2017 multilingual films
Moroccan multilingual films
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