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Jahilya

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Jahilya
Directed byHicham Lasri
Produced byHicham Lasri
StarringMoustapha Haouari
Salma Eddlimi
Hassan Ben Badida
Release date
  • February 18, 2018 (2018-02-18) (Berlin)
CountryMorocco
LanguageArabic

Jahilya is a 2018 Moroccan film directed and produced by Hicham Lasri. The film stars Moustapha Haouari, Salma Eddlimi and Hassan Ben Badida.

Plot

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The film tells the story of a group of people in 1996 when the Moroccan king at that time Hassan II cancelled the Eid Al Adha. Lutfi developed amnesia and Mounir is rejected by the family of a girl he wants to marry. The group also includes a boy who does not understand the reasons for the cancellation and another who wants to commit suicide.

Release

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Jahilya premiered at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival, marking Lasri's sixth film to participate in eight years.[1][2] It featured at the 2018 Cairo International Film Festival, playing in the Horizons of New Arab Cinema Competition.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Jahilya". www.berlinale.de.
  2. ^ "Refugees and Trump's America rule 2018 Berlin Film Festival". Middle East Eye.
  3. ^ "The Six: Films to be screened at the Cairo International Film Festival". Arab News. Nov 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "40th Cairo International Film Festival". www.sis.gov.eg.
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