Casablanca Beats (Arabic: علي صوتك, romanizedʿali sawtek, lit.'raise your voice'; French: Haut et Fort, lit.'high and loud') is a 2021 Moroccan drama film directed by Nabil Ayouch.[2] In June 2021, the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4] The film was produced by Ali n' Productions.[5] It is reportedly the first Moroccan film to be selected to compete for the Palme d'Or since 1962.[6] The film was shot at Les Etoiles de Sidi Moumen, a cultural centre that director Ayouch co-founded with Mahi Binebine in 2014.[7] It was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[8]

Casablanca Beats
Directed byNabil Ayouch
Written byNabil Ayouch
Maryam Touzani
Produced byNabil Ayouch
Amine Benjelloun
Starring
CinematographyAmine Messadi
Virginie Surdej
Edited byMarie-Hélène Dozo
Julia Gregory
Yassir Hamani
Music byFabien Kourtzer
Mike Kourtzer
Production
companies
Les Films du Nouveau Monde
Ali n' Productions
Unité de Production
Ad Vitam
Distributed byAd Vitam (France)
Release dates
  • 15 July 2021 (2021-07-15) (Cannes)
  • 3 November 2021 (2021-11-03) (Morocco)
  • 17 November 2021 (2021-11-17) (France)
Running time
102 minutes
CountriesMorocco
France
LanguageMoroccan Arabic
Box office$139,923[1]

Plot

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In Sidi Moumen, a group of talented teens aspire to put on a rap concert.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Casablanca Beats (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes : "Casablanca Beats" de Nabil Ayouch, en compétition officielle". Telquel (in Spanish). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Sean Penn, Wes Anderson, Ildikó Enyedi Join 2021 Cannes Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Moroccan slum kids film up for top prize at Cannes |". AW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Cannes: Moroccan film in competition for 1st time in 59 yrs - English Service". ANSA.it. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie. "Wild Bunch boards Nabil Ayouch's 'Casablanca Beats', posts 'Titane', 'Deception' deals (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Preselection of the Oscars 2022 (Best International Film): Morocco represented by "Haut et Fort" by Nabil Ayouch". Morocco Latest News. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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