Pyramide Films has boarded Meryem Benm’Barek’s “Behind the Palm Trees,” a Morocco-set romance thriller which will be pitched at the Atlas Workshops, the industry sidebar running place alongside the Marrakech Film Festival.
The film marks the sophomore outing of Benm’Barek, an promising helmer who made her feature debut with “Sofia” which won best screenplay at Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section.
Benm’Barek, who grew up between Morocco, France and Belgium, previously directed several short films, including “Jennah.”
Pyramide will handle both international sales and French distribution rights on “Behind the Palm Trees.” The movie is produced by Jean Brehat (“The Insult”) at Les Films du Veyrier and Emma Binet at Furyo in France, Souad Lamriki at Agora Films in Morocco and Olivier Dubois at Novak Prod in Belgium.
“Behind the Palm Trees” follows Mehdi, who leads an exemplary life in Marrakech with his family and Selma,...
The film marks the sophomore outing of Benm’Barek, an promising helmer who made her feature debut with “Sofia” which won best screenplay at Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section.
Benm’Barek, who grew up between Morocco, France and Belgium, previously directed several short films, including “Jennah.”
Pyramide will handle both international sales and French distribution rights on “Behind the Palm Trees.” The movie is produced by Jean Brehat (“The Insult”) at Les Films du Veyrier and Emma Binet at Furyo in France, Souad Lamriki at Agora Films in Morocco and Olivier Dubois at Novak Prod in Belgium.
“Behind the Palm Trees” follows Mehdi, who leads an exemplary life in Marrakech with his family and Selma,...
- 11/14/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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