Director
Nabil Ayouch
Producer
Etienne Comar, Jean Cottin, Antoine Voituriez
Year
1999
Spoken
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Morocco
Length
99
Format
DVD
Off
Description
Nabil Ayouch's first feature, Mektoub, was Morocco's official entry in the 1999 Academy Awards. For Ali Zaoua, Ayouch cast homeless children from the streets of Casablanca. Ali Zaoua's urban landscapes are a far cry from the ionic images of the legendary film Casablanca. However, Ayouch's compassion toward the children and their plight is evident in every frame of the film as he contrasts their stark reality with the fantastic dream world to which they seek to escape.