Direction: Farida Benlyazid

Direction Farida Benlyazid

Cast Mariola Fuentes · Salima BenMoumen · Lou Doillon · Chete Lera

Synopsis The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni (2005) follows the life of Juanita, a woman born to an English father from Gibraltar and an Andalusian mother, as she grapples with the sweeping historical changes in Tangier. Feeling increasingly isolated in her...

Direction Farida Benlyazid

Cast Romina Sánchez · Ismail Aboulkanater · Mohamed Merouazi · Amal Bouftah

Synopsis Frontieras (2013) follows Maité as she journeys to El-Aaiún, where Dahmane awaits her to collaborate on a documentary about the Moroccan Sahara. However, Maité quickly discovers that the harsh realities of the region starkly contrast with her initial expectations. Feeling...

Direction Farida Benlyazid

Cast Abderrahim Bayga · Ahmed Bouanani · Chaaibia El Adraoui · Fatima Loukili

Synopsis A Door to the Sky (1989) follows the journey of Nadia, a young Moroccan woman who leaves her life in Paris to return to her hometown of Fez. Her visit is prompted by the grave news that her father is...