Film Festival 2025
Inspired by the fierce female poets who came before her, small-town chanteuse Touda dreams of becoming a true Sheikha (a traditional Moroccan performer). Tired of performing in provincial bars under men’s lustful gazes, she sets her sights on Casablanca.
film details
| Director: | Nabil Ayouch |
| Producers: | Nabil Ayouch, Amine Benjelloun, Sebastian Schelenz, Katrin Pors, Mikkel Jersin, Eva Jakobsen, Marleen Slot, Elisa Fernanda Pirir |
| Screenwriter: | Nabil Ayouch, Maryam Touzani |
| Cinematographers: | Virginie Surdej |
| Editor: | Nicolas Rumpl, Yassir Hamani |
| Music: | Flemming Nordkrog |
| Cast: | Nisrin Erradi, Joud Chamihy, Jalila Talemsi |
| Country: | Morocco |
| Language: | In Arabic with English subtitles |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Running Time: | 102 minutes |
| Director Filmography: | Casablanca Beats (PSIFF 2022), Razzia (2017), Much Loved (2015), Horses of God (PSIFF 2014), Mektoub (PSIFF 1999) |
| Primary Company: | mk2 Films |
| Contact Email: | intlsales@mk2.com |