Amal, a young teacher, has been assigned to a remote village, since her arrival she has encountered many problems, mainly the harassed of Haj lwardi, the rich peasant with the power in the village, and who do everything possible so that Amal agrees to marry him, despite the great age difference between them, While amal refuses, Haj wardi insists on pursuing Amal by taking advantage of his power and authority. But Amal succeeded, after a long patience in reaching a solution with Jaafar, a friend of the family who proposed to him to make a white marriage which he exploited to obtain his displacement and to return to his native city Casablanca after the long journey of suffering, but these problems reappear when Jaafar tries to blackmail her in order to obtain a consideration in return for her help.
Nikolaj Christensen is a popular Danish folk-rock artist. In this teen-oriented film, Christian (Christensen) is a young man in search of love, who restlessly leaves his home in Denmark to search for it all over Europe, finally finding some semblance of it in Morocco. This slight film is directed by Gabriel Axel, who also directed Babette's Feast. It is likeliest to be of interest to fans of the star and his music, which is used throughout.
Set in the mid-1950s when Tangier was still an international zone, El Chergui presents the city on the eve of its independence, as Aïcha resorts to magical practices to try to prevent her husband from taking a second wife. Around her, a society of women creates its own form of active resistance even as the larger independence movement grows around it. Through his unique use of montage, Smihi creates arresting images that present a society torn by the contradictions of colonialism, religion, patriarchy, and resistance. (Block Cinema)
In search of a subject for their film, a group of directors ask passers-by about their expectations of Moroccan cinema in the streets and bars of Casablanca.
