Deux cents dirhams

A Short film of

Laïla Marrakchi

Produced by

Lazennec Tout Court

Production year2002

Runtime15 min

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)

Laïla Marrakchi
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Actors (3)

Abdelfatah Sail

Jamal Lahouissi

Omar Chanbod

Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producer : 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)

Montreal, 26th time around!

20 AUGUST 2002

Festivals & events

34th Directors' Fortnight: award winners

25 MAY 2002

Festivals & events

Selections (20)

Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF)
Switzerland, 2003
Compétition internationale
International Festival of Francophone Film in Acadie (FICFA)
Canada, 2003
Compétition internationale
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)

Tampere Film Festival
Finland, 2003
Special Mention

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