Daoud Aoulad-Syad

Yussef is a blind twelve year old orphan leaving with his grand-parents in southern Morocco. His grandfather offers him a camera, and the two embark on a road trip to see the legendary blue lake in the middle of the desert.

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The Voices of the Desert tell a story of three destinies: Mouloud, a young man who goes in search of his parents, Hammadi, an old man who awaits the return of his son and Zineb, a young woman in search of her roots. A bottle filled with sand will be the link between the three characters.

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Kenza has lived alone since the death of her husband, a 60-year-old woman. All of her children are married and have concerns that have made their visits to her home decrease over time. To keep the children in constant touch with their mother, they agreed to give her a cell phone. Kenza, who wanted to see her three children every day, was not convinced of this solution, because she believes that her children's spouses are the owners of the idea and the decision. The three sons were unable to balance the needs of their small family with their mother who needed their help and care, so they decided to find a suitable husband for her.

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For the filming of Aoulad-Syad's previous film, a mosque was built on Moha's land. Once the filming is complete, the set is dismantled with the exception of the mosque. Moha has a problem since he can no longer plant his vegetables.

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Idris lives with his mother in an antique house in Marrakech; Idris is the only son of his mother who cares for him a lot, especially after the death of the father. Idris usually does not dare to take any step without the approval of his mother, who is working hard to marry her son through the traditional method, after completing forty years as a celibate, the mother tries to find the right girl to be the wife of her spoiled son

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Thami works as an extra in foreign films shot in a small village near Ouarzazate. He became a friend of Pier Paolo Pasolini, who shot in 1966 his movie Oedipus Rex in Morocco. Forty years later, an Italian crew comes to Ouarzazate to shoot a film. Thami thinks his friend Pasolini is back in town and thus triggering cinema fever in all the locals.

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Suddenly, Omar a worn-out garment salesman, finds himself among the rich of the ancient city of Marrakech, finds himself among the rich of the ancient city of Marrakech, after he found a large sum of money in a pile of clothes, He decides to change his life, wearing a modern suit, and starts illegitimate with another girl, hoping to enjoy the happiness and tenderness that he missed during his marriage of Latifa.

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Just like so many North Africans, a young Moroccan woman wants to reach Spain by the sea. But she'll face a lot of difficulties along the way.

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Tahar is a retired blacksmith living with his son from his first marriage. After seeing his late second wife in a dream, he decides to visit her grave, in Azemmour. In the trip, he meets Driss who is going to Essaouira, looking for his mother whom he has never known after receiving a letter about her. The two men go to Marrakech together where Driss gets a combination motorbike that Tahar calls "wind horse". And they begin their journey together, first to Azemmour, then to Essaouira, looking for their past.

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The nomadic life of Moroccan carnival performers forms the basis of this debut from director Daoud Aoulad-Syad. Rabi, a female impersonator who dances with traveling fairs, teams up with Kacem, who hires him to ballyhoo his gambling concession. While Rabi's lack of romantic interest in women befuddles Kacem's son, he does strike up a friendship with a schoolteacher (Nezha Rahile), who in her way is as much of a misfit as Rabi.

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One day, a potter buys an old frame in which to put the family photos. But the merchant refuses to sell the frame without the photo of a stranger that it already holds. The potter sets off to look for the stranger in order to give back the picture.

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Yussef is a blind twelve year old orphan leaving with his grand-parents in southern Morocco. His grandfather offers him a camera, and the two embark on a road trip to see the legendary blue lake in the middle of the desert.

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