Adil Abatourab

Headbang Lullaby

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.

Good Day

The horrible, terrible, unpleasant, insurmountable day of Daoud who has to cross Casablanca to get to an important meeting on a day of Zemzem and cab strike while his own car is stuck in the garage...

L’Anonyme

The life of a young man who is passionate about music (rap) and the problems of his family accepting what he wants to be.

The Silence of Butterflies

Malika, a mathematics professor faces deep problems with her husband. As a result, she seeks treatment from psychiatrist Omar, who tries hard to instill hope in her and make her cling to life.

Starve your dog

On the last day of Ramadan, a hastily assembled crew of technicians waits in a shabby Morocco television studio for the arrival of an important personality, expecting to film what their director Rita promises will be the interview of their lifetime.

Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem

A thief and a priest end up magically transported in the year 0's Palestine, where they'll have to make sure that the Nativity will follow its course.

ALLAL

Fehd Benchemsi's first short film

Once Upon a Time...

Once upon a time ... is a story of children played by adults. A story of dreams confront reality. A disillusioned clown-like cowboy, a sick woman who is preparing to become famous and a hysteric magician who dreams only of money, form the trio of dreamy tale.