Sinopsis
Fiction. Abla runs a modest local bakery from her home in Casablanca where she lives alone with her 8-year-old daughter Warda. Their routine of housework and homework is interrupted one day by a knock on the door. It is Samia, a young woman looking for a job and a roof over her head. The little girl is immediately taken with the newcomer but her mother initially refuses to allow a pregnant stranger into their lives.
Maryam Touzani is a director, a scriptwriter, and an actress. She spent her childhood in Tangiers until she moved to London in order to study Journalism. In the year 2008, she wrote and directed her first documentary for the National Women Day in Morocco. Other documentaries followed, like When they slept, her first short film, selected by many festivals and a recipient of a total of 17 awards. Her second work, Aya Goes to the Beach, was rewarded with important awards, such as the Audience Award to Best Documentary at Cairo Film Festival. With her husband, director Nabil Ayouchen, she worked on the script of Much Loved, selected in Cannes. She also co-wrote Razzia, the last film Ayouchen directed in 2017 and played one of the leading roles in it. Razzia entered the competition in the Toronto Festival and was chosen to represent Morocco at the Oscars. Adam, chosen to represent Morocco at the Oscars, is her directing debut.
November, 27th 2020. 7.30 pm. Casa Árabe de Madrid
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December, 4th 2020. 7.30 pm. Casa Árabe de Córdoba
Section: Arab Directors
Year of Production: 2019
Running Time: 98’
Countries: Morocco, France and Belgium
Language: Arabic
Director: Maryam Touzani
Cast: Lubna Azabal, Nisrine Erradi, Douae Belkhaouda, Aziz Hattab, and Hasnaa Tamtoui
Production: Nabil Ayouch
Production Company: Les films du nouveau monde
International Sales: Films Boutique
Main Festivals and Awards: Selected in the “Un certain regard” section at the Cannes Festival and at the Karlovy Vary, Durban, Melbourne, Toronto, Zurich, Chicago, Rotterdam, and Valladolid Festivals
