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Marock
Sign in to saveMarock is the 2005 Moroccan film by director Laïla Marrakchi. The film was 2006's most successful film in Morocco, taking more than 3 million dirhams at the Moroccan box-office, according to TelQuel. It deals with a Muslim-Jewish romantic relationship between two young people in Casablanca, Morocco, Rita and Youri.
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5.9Casablanca, the year of the baccalaureate. The carefree life of Morocco's golden youth and all its excesses: car races, friendships, music, alcohol, but also first loves and the anxiety of transitioning to adulthood... Marock presents a side of Morocco that is often unknown, seen through the eyes of Rita, 17, who is determined to live life on her own terms.
Cast
- Morjana Alaoui as Rita
- Matthieu Boujenah as Youri
- Razika Simozrag as Asmaa
- Fatym Layachi as Sofia
- Assaad Bouab as Mao
- Rachid Benhaissan as Driss
Themes
- casablanca, morocco
- morocco
- forbidden love
- infatuation
- woman director
- inter religion relationship
- teenage romance
- jewish boy
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- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 830467
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- publication date
- 2005-01-01
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Marock is the 2005 Moroccan film by director Laïla Marrakchi. The film was 2006's most successful film in Morocco, taking more than 3 million dirhams at the Moroccan box-office, according to TelQuel. It deals with a Muslim-Jewish romantic relationship between two young people in Casablanca, Morocco, Rita and Youri.
The film was shown in Moroccan cinemas without being edited or censored. The title Marock is a play on words based on the French name for Morocco, Maroc, and rock as in ''rock 'n' roll. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.