Marock

Laïla Marrakchi

Maroc, France 2005 105 min Arabic, French

Casablanca, 1997. With final exams on the horizon, Rita and her friends from Morocco’s privileged youth are living life to the fullest. They flirt, party, and study, paying little heed to the rules and taboos of their Muslim society. A defining coming-of-age film and true cultural phenomenon, Marock captures the spirit of a generation embracing freedom, far from clichés and conventions.

Crédits

Interprètes

Morjana El Alaoui, Matthieu Boujenah, Razika Nayis, Fatym Layachi, Assaâd Bouab, Rachid Benhaissan, Khalid Maadour

Screenplay

Laila Marrakchi

Image

Maxime Alexandre

Editing

Pascale Fenouillet

Sound

Pierre André

Production

Stéphanie Carreras pour Lazennec & Associés

Séances

Friday 27 — 16:45

Cinéma Le Royal VFSTA - Salle 2

Tickets

Introduced by Hanane Saïdi, student at ESAV, and followed by a Q&A with the director

Chosen by the ESAV Marrakech

Established in 2007 in Marrakech, ESAV trains and inspires a new generation of creative, committed young professionals, equipped to reinvigorate the job market and tackle contemporary artistic, technological, and cultural challenges. The school offers high-level programs in graphic and digital design, as well as film and audiovisual production. With students and industry members from around the globe, ESAV fosters the cultural and social diversity that is key to meaningful artistic creation.

Laïla Marrakchi

Born in 1975

Born in Casablanca, Laila Marrakchi studied at the French high school in her hometown before earning a postgraduate degree in Film Studies from Paris III University. After working as an assistant director on several films, she made her directorial debut in 2000 with her first short film, L’Horizon perdu. She went on to direct two documentaries – Femmes en royaume chérifien and Derrière les portes du hammam (both in 2001) – before gaining wider recognition with her short film Deux cents dirhams, presented at the Namur International Francophone Film Festival in 2002. Her first feature, Marock, was selected for Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005. In 2013, she directed her second feature, Rock the Casbah, and is currently completing her third, Les Fraises.

Filmographie

L'Horizon perdu (2000)
Femmes en royaume chérifien (2001)
Derrière les portes du hammam (2001)
Deux cents dirhams (2002) - Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur
Marock (2005) - Un Certain regard, Festival de Cannes
Rock the Casbah (2013)
Les Fraises (2025)

Contact

Distribution : Lazennec