Fez- The film ‘’The Orchestra of Blinds’’ will represent Morocco in the 14th edition of the Marrakech Film Festival, which will take place on December 5-13.
The film appears on a list released by The Hollywood Reporter, an American film website. The film is directed by Mohammed Mouftakir, and tells the story of a famous orchestra chief who forces his eldest son, Minou, to work hard and rank first in his class in primary school.
Minou falls in love with his neighbor’s maid, Chama, and loses interest in school. He ultimately figures out a way to get with that by falsifying his grades to get his father’s approval.
Mohammed Fakir evokes again the figure of the father, which is a dominant theme in his previous film, “Pégase”
Along with “The Orchestra of Blinds”, many other films were chosen to enter the festival competition. The list includes “The Blue Elephant” by Egyptian director Marwan Hamid, “Chigasaki Story” by Japanese director Takuya Misawa, “The Keeping Room”, by American director Daniel Barber, and “Red Rose”, by Iranian director Sepideh Farsi.
Over the years, attracted the attention of several prominent actors, directors, and screenwriters, as well as internationally distinguished figures in the world of culture and mass media
The panel of judges include prominent figures, who are led by the French actress Isabelle Huppert, as well as Oscar-winning Danish film director Susanne Bier, Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu (winner of the Palme d'Or in 2007), the French comedian, actress, model, director, singer, and writer Mélanie Laurent, Italian film director and screenwriter Mario Martone, Moroccan film maker Moumen Smihi, and former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in both modern and classical theatre productions, British actor Alan Rickman.
This year’s festival honors the king of Arab comedy Adil Imame, British actor Jeremy Irons, and American actor Viggo Mortensen.
The festival is an opportunity to bolster the ties between filmmakers, actors, and the film industry as whole. It is also a great event that promotes tourism and promotes the reputation of Morocco internationally.
Edited by Timothy Filla
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