Jaouad Sayeh

On 11 June 1986, one day after Morocco wrote football world cup history by scoring a surprising victory over Portugal, government official Daoud is ordered to secure a bridge outside Casablanca that sits between two hostile communities over an empty highway. Here, he is to await the expected but by no means certain visit of King Hassan II. Encounters with government supporters and the families of political prisoners; the mysterious appearance of a foreign woman and a Berber, as well as the story of a football crazy boy all prove to be a bit much for Daoud. Ever since the bloody ‘bread riots’ five years earlier, he has felt paralysed. But the euphoria and the hope he encounters here help to lift his mood. The Moroccan team’s success unleashes a new self-confidence and lust for life that transcends the surreal shadow of the monarchy.

The series Salef Adra tells the story of Azrah, a young woman deprived of her inheritance by her brothers. To express the deprivation and injustice she suffers, she chooses to become a singer. Throughout her journey, she falls in love with the son of the tribal chief. The series highlights the challenges Azrah faces due to the loss of her rights and her struggle for justice and love in a complex social context.

Fifi Abdo is hosting a number of stars to participate in an artistic work produced by her entitled “One Thousand and One Nights,” but what they do not know is that they will be victims of an unexpected prank.