The residents of a small Moroccan city endure separate lives while knowing the same cycles of burden and small joys. Wives and husbands, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters maneuver their way through mourning as death takes loved ones and life insists on moving forward. Here, letting go is a challenge for both the dead and the living. The people of this city share the same world, but don't always know when they live in each other's lives, helping and harming each other. Connected by friendship, proximity, and blood, they both destroy and support each other. Through weddings, funerals, murders, forgiveness, love, new birth, and sacrifice, the living build community and hope. Meanwhile, the souls of the dead linger to watch over loved ones.
After a car crash causes a young composer to lose his memory, his journey to regain it causes him to reevaluate his life and reflect on his past mistakes. However, his life soon gets complicated when he discovers that he has forgotten how to create music.
Hamid
Sarah works in a garage at the local junkyard. She is trying to save up enough money to continue her studies, and to fix up an old Renault 4 so that she can finally fulfill her autistic brother's dream: to go to the beach.
Lotfi, a census enumerator (counting demographics) or at least that's what he claims. Visits a neighborhood full of nutcases to interview and "count" them but everything quickly turns into a huge mess in a hilarious comedic frame full of twists about the Moroccan society..
The story of a boy wandering the streets of Casablanca in all its contradictions, crimes and chaotic nature, walking with a mirror to observe the vibrant spirit of this city, and between its streets, narrow corners, vast areas and unique landmarks, the boy observes with his mirror the secrets of this city, which blends modernity with ancient history.
For the last screening before it closes for good, the Marhaba cinema is showing Spider-Man 3. Hassan, an 11 years old, absolutely wants to go. But he doesn't have a cent and his mother refuses to let him go with his friends. But Hassan has only one thing in mind: to go and see the film, whatever the cost!
Mandayi Market Merchant
Nos contará la peculiar historia del manager musical al que interpretará Murray. Este viajará junto a su último cliente hasta Afganistán para una serie de conciertos, si bien una vez allí se quedará tirado, solo, y sin dinero, pasaporte o transporte para volver a casa. No obstante, y cuando peor se le estaban poniendo las cosas, conoce a una joven con una voz portentosa, lo que le animará a viajar hasta Kabul para intentar presentarla a The Afghan Star, la versión local del conocido programa de televisión The American Idol.
Fortune Teller
Queen of the Desert es un ‘biopic’ que cuenta la historia de Gertrude Bell: la escritora, arqueóloga y cartógrafa considerada la versión femenina de Lawrence de Arabia. En el siglo XX se convirtió en toda una experta sobre el mundo árabe y, gracias a ello, aportó sus servicios al Imperio Británico ayudando a expandir sus dominios en dicho territorio.
Baba
Muzafar y Feruz son dos amables pastores de Taboulistan, un minúsculo país del Asia Central, inexistente para el resto del mundo. Con el fin de que se conozca su país en el exterior, se les encomienda la misión de su vida: Destruir la Torre Eiffel.
Among the inhabitants of Derb el Soltan, a popular district of Casablanca, we highlight the life of a barber who accepts the path that has been traced for him. His close friend never stops teaching him that struggle and resistance are the only qualities of a worthy man.
