Synopsis
“200 dirhams” is the story of Ali, a young shepherd, who lives in the Moroccan countryside. One day, while herding his sheep near the new highway bordering his village, he finds a 200 dirham note. Like a gift from heaven, this note will change his life and give him the illusion that he, too, can cross the highway and head for Casablanca. But all too soon this young “visionary” will be confronted by the sad reality of his village, his family and his country’s paradoxes.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Audience(s) - Collection Lazennec Tout Court
- Foreign production company : Agora Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Stéphanie Carreras
- Screenwriter : Laïla Marrakchi
- Director of photography : Béatrice Mizrahi
- Music Composer : Al-Aiedy Fawzy
- Editor : Sarah Anderson
- Sound Recordist : Pierre André
- Costume designer : Emma Bellocq
- Foreign producer : Bénédicte Bellocq
- Production Designer : Naïma Bouanani
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Legend
- Themes : Childhood, Society
- Production language : Arabic
- Coproducer countries : France, Morocco
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Morocco)
- Production year : 2002
- Runtime : 15 min
- Visa number : 103.768
- Visa issue date : 26/06/2002
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby DTS
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
News (3)
Selections (20)
Festival international du film pour l'enfance et la jeunesse de Giffoni
Italy, 2003
International Competition
Tarragone (InCurt) - European and Mediterranean Short Film Festival
Spain, 2003
International Competition
Awards (1)
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