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THE BLINDS BAND (L'ORCHESTRE DES AVEUGLES)
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Completed - ARABIC - Family, Second film, Drama - 110 minutes

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2016 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2015

Director(s) : Mohamed MOUFTAKIR
Writer(s) : Mohamed MOUFTAKIR
Cast : Younes MEGRI, Fehd BENCHEMSI, Mohamed BESTAOUI, Mouna FETTOU

Producer(s) : Emmanuel PRÉVOST (Avalanche Productions), Mohamed MOUFTAKIR (Chama Films)

Synopsis

In the early years of the reign of Hassan II, Houcine fan of his new king, leader of a popular band. Houcine wants the best for his son Mimou. It imposes to be the first in his class. Houcine and his family live in the family home of his wife. This home is a place of lively cohabitation : a gallery of colorful characters there crosses the rhythm of life of the orchestra and its traditional dancers. This band is special, men are forced to be blind in order to play at parties reserved for women in conservative families. But Mimou will cross Cham, the new servant of neighbor ... He immediately falls in love. He can not concentrate at school. Not to disappoint his father, he will cheat by falsifying his report cards.

Production

Country(ies) : MOROCCO, FRANCE

Festivals and Awards

Marrakech 2014
FICCI Cartagena 2015 (Carthagen (Gold Tanit))
oran 2015 (Grand Prix)
Tanger 2015 (Best Score)
Alexandria 2015 (Best Actor)
Kouribga 2015 (Best Director Best Actor Best Script)
Bruxelles 2015 (Best Director Best Actor)
Rotterdam 2015
Tubingen 2015
Edimburg 2015
La Baule 2015 (Best Actor)


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