Synopsis
Touda only dreams of one thing: being a Sheikha, a traditional Moroccan performer empowered by the lyrics of the fierce female poets who came before her – with their songs of resistance, love and emancipation.
Performing every evening in provincial bars under the lustful gaze of men, Touda plans to set her sights on leaving her small town for the bright lights of Casablanca where she hopes to be recognized as a true artist and also secure a better future for her and her son
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (4)
- Co-production : Les Films du Nouveau Monde
- Foreign production companies : Ali n' Productions, SnowGlobe Film, Viking Film, Stær, Velvet Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : mk2 films
- French distribution : Ad Vitam
Full credits (7)
- Screenwriter : Nabil Ayouch
- Director of photography : Virginie Surdej
- Music Composer : Flemming Nordkrog
- Assistant director : Christele Agnello
- Foreign producers : Nabil Ayouch, Amine Benjelloun
- Press Attaché (film) : Monica Donati
- Continuity supervisor : Leenda Mamosa
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Coproducer countries : Morocco, France, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Belgium
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (Morocco, France, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Belgium)
- Production year : 2024
- French release :
- Runtime : 1 h 42 min
- Current status :
- Approval :
- Audio format : 5.1