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Fall Grant 2012 - Development Stage

Houda Benyamina / Feature Narrative / Morocco, France, Qatar / 2016 / Original Language: French / Interests: Drama

Synopsis

In a ghetto where trafficking and religion run side by side, Dounia is eager for power and success. Supported by Maimouna, her best friend, she decides to follow in the footsteps of Rebecca, a respected dealer. But when Dounia meets Djigui, a young sensuous dancer, her daily life is disrupted.

Credits

Director

Houda Benyamina

Screenwriter

Houda Benyamina, Malik Rumeau

Producer

Marc-Benoît Créancier

Production Company

Easy Tiger Films

About the Director

Houda Benyamina is a French-Moroccan director, screenwriter and actor. A graduate of the École Régionale d’Acteurs de Cannes, she trained at the Academy of Minsk, the Ontological Theatre and the Actors’ Studio. She has performed in short and feature-length films and numerous plays, collaborating with Jean-Pierre Vincent and Youri Pobgrenichko, among others. She has directed nine short films that have been shown in many festivals and broadcast on French television. Among them, ‘The Road to Paradise’ (2011), was awarded several prizes at festivals and ‘My Big Fat Garbage’ (2008) was selected for national and international film festivals. Benyamina is a recipient of the Emergence 2 Prize.

Awards and Festival History

Festivals

Toronto International Film Festival 2016, Discovery
BFI London Film Festival 2016
FilmFest Munchen 2016, CineVision Competition
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2016, Another View
Released on Netflix

Awards

Camera d'Or and SACD Prize, Cannes Film Festival 2016, Directors' Fortnight (WP)
Best Debut Film, Most Promising Actress (O. Amamra) and Best Supporting Actress (D. Lukumuena), Cesars 2017
Best Film by an Emerging Director, Munich Film Festival 2016
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Contacts

• Main Contact

  Marc-Benoît Créancier

  Company: 

  Easy Tiger

  Phone: 

  +33 143 714 025

  Email: 

  contact@easytigerfilms.fr

• Main Contact

  Hamid Hlioua

  Company: 

  Tabo Tabo Films

  Phone: 

  +33 149 294 550

  Email: 

  hamid@tabotabo.com

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