Casablanca Beats
By Nabil Ayouch
Anas, a former rapper, is hired as an animator in a cultural centre in Casablanca. With his help, the teenagers will embrace rap and hip-hop as a means of expressing their rage, fears and rejection of tradition. Inspired by his childhood, Nabil Ayouch (Much Loved, Razzia) captures the energy of a Moroccan youth on the verge of implosion, its furious need for change and the liberating power of music, carried by an outstanding cast of young non-professional actors.
Cinema release at City Club Pully: March 2022
Section Compétition - Fiction
Original language(s) Arabic
Subtitle(s) French & English
- Director(s)
- Nabil Ayouch
- Writer(s)
- Nabil Ayouch & Maryam Touzani
Casting
- Ismail Adouab
- Meriem Nekkach
- Nouhaila Arif
- Zineb Boujemaa
- Abdelilah Basbousi
- Mehdi Razzouk
- Amina Kannan
- Soufiane Belali
- Samah Barigou
- Marwa Kniniche
- Maha Menan
- Anas Basbousi
World sales
- Wild Bunch International
Production
- Ali N'Productions
- Les Films du Nouveau Monde
- Unité de Production
Cinematographer
- Amine Messadi
- Virginie Surdej
Music
- Mike Et Fabien Kourtzer
Sound
- Nassim El Mounabbih
Editor
- Marie-Hélène Dozo
- Yassir Hamani
- Julia Grégory
- Duration
- 101'
- Year
- 2021
- Production country
- Morocco & France
- Status
- Swiss Premiere
Tuesday 8 March
20:30
Grütli - Salle Simon
In the presence of the filmmaker
Wednesday 9 March
17:30
ECAL/École cantonale d'art de Lausanne
Masterclass Followed by the screening of Casablanca Beats at 8:00 PM at the swiss cinematheque.
Wednesday 9 March
20:00
Cinémathèque (Lausanne)
In the presence of the filmmaker
Saturday 12 March
17:00
Le Commun
Preceded by the short film Zeinixx
