An inventive look at life in contemporary Casablanca, city of contrast, a
modern and archaic city. Kamel, a contract killer, receives his orders by
Internet. He usually calls the part-time prostitute Souad to make love after his
hits and, each time, Kenza answers the phone. She is a traffic policewoman:
by day she earns her keep by maintaining order on the streets; by night
she makes a few extra dollars by renting out her cell phone to neighbours
who can’t afford a mobile of their own. Kamel soon finds himself falling
in love with her voice and tries to find her. She in turn falls in love with his
face without knowing his voice. Everything gets entangled when Hicham, a
professional hacker who dreams of going to Europe, accidentally infiltrates
Kamel’s orders.
Screenplay: Faouzi Bensaïdi
Cinematography: Gordon Spooner
Editing: Faouzi Bensaïdi, Véronique Lange
Music: Jean-Jacques Hertz, François Roy
Sound: Patrice Mendez
Cast: Faouzi Bensaïdi, Nezha Rahile, Fatima Attif, Hajar Masdouki, El Mehdi Elaaroubi, Mohamed Bastaoui
Prizes and selections:
Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica di Venezia 2006 (Giornate degli Autori Venice Days), London Film Festival 2006 (In Competition), Marrakech International Film Festival 2006, Rotterdam International Film Festival 2007, Istanbul International Film Festival 2007
Production:
Agora Films
(Paris, T +33 153728586; agora@agorafilms.com;
www.agorafilms.com)
Co-Production:
Agora Films
(Paris, T +33 153728586; agora@agorafilms.com;
www.agorafilms.com)
Distribution:
Les Films du Losange
(Paris, T +33 (0)144438715; F +33 (0)149530640; o.masclet@filmsdulosange.fr; www.filmsdulosange.fr)
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