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Tangier Stories

Fall Grant 2015 - Development Stage

Fyzal Boulifa / Feature Narrative / France, Morocco, Qatar / 100 min / Original Language: Arabic, French / Interests: Women, Coming of age, Drama, Social Issues, Youth

Synopsis

In contemporary Morocco, Hayat brings Soussen, her 12-year-old daughter, from their poor village to town, where they find work for Soussen as a “little maid” for a middle-class family. Before dispatching her daughter to her ruthless new employers’ home, Hayat takes Soussen to see Aïcha, a witch, and asks her to conduct a rite that will “lock” the girl’s virtue. When Soussen finally has a day off, she goes to visit her mother – but Hayat has disappeared. Soussen finds herself alone in an unfamiliar world. Eventually, she returns to Aïcha, her only contact in the town – and discovers an underground world of desperate female power. Soussen determines that through magic she can win the love of her employers’ eldest son and so rise up from her lowly position.

Credits

Director
Fyzal Boulifa
Screenwriter
Fyzal Boulifa
Producer
Louise Bellicaud, Lamia Chraibi
Production Company
In Vivo Films
Production Company
In Vivo Films

About the Director

Fyzal Boulifa is an award-winning writer director based in Tangier and London. He has directed several short films, including 'Whore' (2008); 'The Curse' (2012), which won the Premier Prix Illy at the Directors' Fortnight at the Festival de Cannes, was nominated for a BAFTA and was selected for the Sundance Film Festival; and 'Rate Me' (2015), which also won the Premier Prix Illy. 'Tangier Stories' marks Boulifa's feature-length film debut.

Contacts

  • Director

    Fyzal Boulifa

    Company: 
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    Email: 
    fyzalboulifa@gmail.com
  • Main Contact

    Louise Bellicaud

    Company: 
    In Vivo Films
    Phone: 
    +33 663 033 734
    Email: 
    louise@invivofilms.com

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