Rabat (2011)

Three friends drive from Holland to Morocco to deliver a taxi to a family friend, but the trip turns out more complicated than expected.

Directors:

Victor Ponten, Jim Taihuttu

Writers:

Victor Ponten, Jim Taihuttu

Stars:

Achmed Akkabi, Mohamed Benbrahim, Jacqueline Bir

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Achmed Akkabi	...	Abdel
Mohamed Benbrahim	...	Mechanic
Jacqueline Bir	...	Old Lady
Stéphane Caillard	...	Julie
Slimane Dazi	...	Dade Exporter
Nasrdin Dchar	...	Nadir
Chico Kenzari	...	Zakaria (as Marwan Kenzari)
Nadia Kounda	...	Yasmina
Mohamed Majd	...	Old Man
Julius Ponten	...	Pizzabaker
Walid Rhord	...	Naoufal

Storyline

It's summer, and recent college graduate Nadir has accepted to drive his father's old taxi from their home in the Netherlands to his family's home country of Morocco to deliver it to a friend. Without notice his two friends Abdel and Zakaria join him on the trip. Nadir doesn't want to waste time, but his friends insist on picking up a French hitchhiker and letting her show them around Barcelona. We eventually learn that there is more to the trip for Nadir than just delivering a car, and it becomes a conflict that threatens the three men's friendship.

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Plot Keywords:

taxi | netherlands | friendship | shoplifting | europe | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch French Spanish Arabic English

Release Date:

9 June 2011 (Netherlands)

Filming Locations:

Belgium

Box Office

Budget:

€300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Habbekrats

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Het schnitzelparadijs (2005)

User Reviews

Road movie with more depth than you think.

Shot in 5 weeks apparently and with a great cast (Stéphane Caillard's native tongue is French, maybe people should stop measuring any French accent against Pepe Le Pew).

The three friends and a road trip make for some great comedy. The little dramas and background stories unfolding through out add some touching moments. It deals with the root of common household issues (finding a future, relationship etc) spot on without losing the comedy element of it.

But most of all Dchar, Akkabi and Kenzari gel so well on the screen you'd think they actually have been friends for life. This movie should get way more love than it currently does.