Casablanca Beats

Casablanca Beats

2DORCS/ES12
Director:Nabil Ayouch
Cast:Ismail Adouab, Nouhaila Arif, Samah Baricou, Abdelilah Basbousi
Premiere:7. October 2022
Length:101 minutes
Genre:Music, Drama

Director: Nabil Ayouch  •  Cast: Ismail Adouab, Nouhaila Arif, Samah Baricou, Abdelilah Basbousi, Anas Basbousi

Former rapper Anas gets a job at a cultural center in a working-class neighborhood of Casablanca. Encouraged by their new teacher, his students try to free themselves from the weight of certain traditions in order to live their passions, discover themselves and express themselves through hip hop, all in a society where freedom of expression is under threat. With Casablanca Beats, Nabil Ayouch penetrates the heart of the city's cultural centres to give voice to young people and pay tribute to these creative places that gave him so much during his adolescence. Anas works at the Sidi Moumen cultural centre - the first to be created by the director's foundation in the suburbs of Casablanca.

Length: 101 min

Year: 2021
Local premiere date: 7. October 2022

Country of origin:

  • France
  • Morocco

Director: Nabil Ayouch  •  Cast: Ismail Adouab, Nouhaila Arif, Samah Baricou, Abdelilah Basbousi, Anas Basbousi

Former rapper Anas gets a job at a cultural center in a working-class neighborhood of Casablanca. Encouraged by their new teacher, his students try to free themselves from the weight of certain traditions in order to live their passions, discover themselves and express themselves through hip hop, all in a society where freedom of expression is under threat. With Casablanca Beats, Nabil Ayouch penetrates the heart of the city's cultural centres to give voice to young people and pay tribute to these creative places that gave him so much during his adolescence. Anas works at the Sidi Moumen cultural centre - the first to be created by the director's foundation in the suburbs of Casablanca.

Year: 2021
Local premiere date: 7. October 2022

Country of origin:

  • France
  • Morocco