Tangier Stories
Fall Grant 2015 - Development Stage
Fyzal Boulifa / Feature Narrative / France, Morocco, Qatar / 100 min / Original Language: Arabic, French / Interests: Women, Coming of age, Drama, Social Issues, Youth
Synopsis
In contemporary Morocco, Hayat brings Soussen, her 12-year-old daughter, from their poor village to town, where they find work for Soussen as a “little maid” for a middle-class family. Before dispatching her daughter to her ruthless new employers’ home, Hayat takes Soussen to see Aïcha, a witch, and asks her to conduct a rite that will “lock” the girl’s virtue. When Soussen finally has a day off, she goes to visit her mother – but Hayat has disappeared. Soussen finds herself alone in an unfamiliar world. Eventually, she returns to Aïcha, her only contact in the town – and discovers an underground world of desperate female power. Soussen determines that through magic she can win the love of her employers’ eldest son and so rise up from her lowly position.
Credits
- Director
- Fyzal Boulifa
- Screenwriter
- Fyzal Boulifa
- Producer
- Louise Bellicaud, Lamia Chraibi
- Production Company
- In Vivo Films
- Production Company
- In Vivo Films
About the Director
Fyzal Boulifa is an award-winning writer director based in Tangier and London. He has directed several short films, including 'Whore' (2008); 'The Curse' (2012), which won the Premier Prix Illy at the Directors' Fortnight at the Festival de Cannes, was nominated for a BAFTA and was selected for the Sundance Film Festival; and 'Rate Me' (2015), which also won the Premier Prix Illy. 'Tangier Stories' marks Boulifa's feature-length film debut.
Contacts
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Director
Fyzal Boulifa
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- Email:
- fyzalboulifa@gmail.com
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Main Contact
Louise Bellicaud
- Company:
- In Vivo Films
- Phone:
- +33 663 033 734
- Email:
- louise@invivofilms.com