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Razzia (2017)

Not Rated | | Drama | 14 February 2018 (Morocco)
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The streets of Casablanca provide the centerpiece for five separate narratives that all collide into one.

Director:

Nabil Ayouch

Writers:

Nabil Ayouch (screenplay), Maryam Touzani (screenplay)

Stars:

Maryam Touzani, Arieh Worthalter, Amine Ennaji | See full cast & crew »
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Cast overview, first billed only:
Maryam Touzani ... Salima
Arieh Worthalter Arieh Worthalter ... Joe
Amine Ennaji Amine Ennaji ... Abdallah
Abdelilah Rachid ... Hakim
Dounia Binebine Dounia Binebine ... Inès
Abdellah Didane Abdellah Didane ... Ilyas
Saadia Ladib Saadia Ladib ... Yto (young)
Younes Bouab Younes Bouab ... Jawad
Maha El Boukhari Maha El Boukhari ... Nejma (as Maha Boukhari)
Nezha Tebbai Nezha Tebbai ... Yto (old)
David El Baz David El Baz ... Jacques
Marwa Tiyane Marwa Tiyane ... Zahra
Fatim-Zahra Lahouitar Fatim-Zahra Lahouitar ... Mina
Mohamed Zarouki Mohamed Zarouki ... Ilyas (as a child)
El Housseine Dejjiti El Housseine Dejjiti ... M. Mahmoudi
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The streets of Casablanca provide the centerpiece for five separate narratives that all collide into one.

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Trivia

Official submission of Morocco for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 90th Academy Awards in 2018. See more »

Quotes

Abdallah: "Qu'importe la langue si vous leur ôtez la voix."
Abdallah: "Qu'importe la foi si vous leur ôtez les rêves."
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Looking Glass
Performed by George Sarah
Written by George Sarah
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We'll Always Have Casablanca
20 April 2018 | by reidandgenene – See all my reviews

Razzia is a warm and humanist movie, consisting of five fictional stories about people in Morocco whose lives are challenged in different ways by the rising tide of intolerance. The movie is not the usual heavy-handed tragedy, nor is it at all preachy. The focus is on the characters.

The five stories are only very loosely connected. The first is set in a remote inland village several decades ago, while the other four are set in contemporary Casablanca. We touch on a teacher facing Islamicization of primary schools; a married woman who is too modern for her husband; a Jewish restaurant owner; a young gay musician in a homophobic culture which nevertheless has a long gay tradition; and a teenage girl who isn't ready for adulthood.

This movie is my favorite so far of the movies at our local film festival. Highly recommended.

P.S. FYI, a 'razzia' is a military raid for plunder, but here it seems to mean mob action.
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Country:

France | Belgium | Morocco

Language:

Arabic | Berber languages | French

Release Date:

14 February 2018 (Morocco) See more »

Also Known As:

Hacia la libertad See more »

Filming Locations:

Casablanca, Morocco See more »
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Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,151,580
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Unité de Production, Les Films du Nouveau Monde, Artémis Productions See more »
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2.35 : 1
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