Casablanca Beats

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Casablanca Beats
Directed byNabil Ayouch
Written byNabil Ayouch
Maryam Touzani
Produced byNabil Ayouch
Amine Benjelloun
Alexandra Henochsberg
Bruno Nahon
StarringIsmail Adouab
Anas Basbousi
CinematographyAmine Messadi
Virginie Surdej
Edited byMarie-Hélène Dozo
Julia Gregory
Yassir Hamani
Production
companies
Ad Vitam
Ali n’ Productions
Les Films du Nouveau Monde
Unite de Production
Release dates
  • 15 July 2021 (2021-07-15) (Cannes)
  • 3 November 2021 (2021-11-03) (Morocco)
CountriesMorocco
France
LanguageMoroccan Arabic
Box office$139,923[1]

Casablanca Beats (Arabic: علي صوتك, romanizedʿali sawtek, lit.'raise your voice'; French: Haut et Fort, lit.'high and loud') is a 2021 Moroccan drama film directed by Nabil Ayouch.[2] In June 2021, the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4] The film was produced by Ali n’ Productions.[5] It is reportedly the first Moroccan film to be selected to compete for the Palme d'Or since 1962.[6] The film was shot at Les Etoiles de Sidi Moumen, a cultural centre that director Ayouch co-founded with Mahi Binebine in 2014.[7] It was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[8]

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In Sidi Moumen, a group of talented teens aspire to put on a rap concert.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Casablanca Beats (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes : "Casablanca Beats" de Nabil Ayouch, en compétition officielle". Telquel (in Spanish). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Sean Penn, Wes Anderson, Ildikó Enyedi Join 2021 Cannes Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Moroccan slum kids film up for top prize at Cannes |". AW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Cannes: Moroccan film in competition for 1st time in 59 yrs - English Service". ANSA.it. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie. "Wild Bunch boards Nabil Ayouch's 'Casablanca Beats', posts 'Titane', 'Deception' deals (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Preselection of the Oscars 2022 (Best International Film): Morocco represented by "Haut et Fort" by Nabil Ayouch". Morocco Latest News. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

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