Sotto Voce

A biopic about the late Moroccan singer Mohamed El Hayani, as the events begin in 1964 during El Hayani's youth, depicting aspects of his personal life when he applied for a test for talents on the Moroccan radio, to continue with later stages in his career until his death in 1996.

Hamid is a former volunteer who participated in the 1982 Lebanon War and returns from there with disappointment. He becomes homeless in the city of Casablanca. He resorts to theft and addiction to combat his homelessness and physical disability. His only dream in life is to bring his symphony into existence, so he asks the help from his homeless friends for that.

In 1960, Moroccan Jews began migrating en masse to Israel, encouraged by immigration officers of the new state. The film tells the drama of the story of two families, one Jewish and one Muslim, joined by a close friendship but whose destinies are separated. Selected by Morocco as a candidate for the 2008 Oscar for Best Picture Foreign Language.

Haj Lakbir preserved his agricultural legacy, and even worked to develop it. He is the father of two sons, each named Muhammad and Abdul Rahman, and he also has a daughter named Al-Salha. The latter was favored by her father, who brought her close to him, and began to consult her and rely on her on many matters, while Muhammad and Abdul Rahman were marginalized, in contrast to the customs and traditions of the rural world, which give preference to men over women. What distinguishes Al-Salha is that she is a mature woman, very intelligent and persistent, while her two brothers are dominated by lethargy and weak personality. In the midst of events, the character of Bouchaib, one of the village's sons, emerges. He is a reckless person. He spends most of his time hanging around bars, scattering his father Hajj Al-Muati’s wealth left and right. This young man wants to marry Al-Salha, a request that does not receive the blessing of Hajj Lakbir or Hajj Al-Muati.

The film tells about the Moroccan past in its black section in the years of lead, the experience of the left in Morocco, and the wave of arrests at that time. After the 1971 coup attempt, the soldiers began to defend themselves that they were carrying out orders. The former Minister of the Interior, ADISC, asks for a written order to do his work. Everyone hides behind duty. Khaled is a young doctor in a hospital in Casablanca. He meets a man on death row. He killed all his family members. His name is Jamal, a detective who was working alongside a man he met a year ago with a burner. Jamal could not burn Ahmed al-Sabbar, so he killed all his family except his daughter Lamia, then burned the bodies, and blamed Ahmed al-Sabbar, who remained silent. The judge who sentenced Ahmed suffers from marital problems His wife is cheating on him with a young advisor, so the lover is killed and the circles go round.

The film is an autobiography of the Moroccan visual artist Benhaila Regrakia. Regrakia grows up in a conservative family that clings to its traditions, which are based on valuing the man and granting him absolute authority within the family. She finds herself trapped between self-affirmation, which is considered a departure from the norm within her family, and between traditions and social reality. Cruel.

When Noura lies on her deathbed, she begs Hamid to bury her in his heart. He interprets this as her wish to rest by Asfour Mountain—a place made inaccessible due to border restrictions. Determined to fulfill her final wish, Hamid puts everything on the line. Their love story spreads through social media and touches people on both sides of the border, sparking a wave of solidarity to make the dream of the “Princess of Asfour Mountain” come true.

Nadira BY KAMAL KAMAL