Femmes... et Femmes

Femmes... et Femmes
Directed bySaâd Chraïbi
Written byJamal Belmedjoub, Saâd Chraïbi
Produced bySaâd Chraïbi
CinematographyKamal Derkaoui
Edited byHélène Muller
Music byAli Souissi, Hassan Souissi
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryMorocco
LanguageMoroccan Arabic

Femmes... et Femmes (English: Women... and Women) is a 1999 Moroccan comedy drama film directed by Saâd Chraïbi.[1][2][3] The film inaugurated a trilogy devoted to the condition of Moroccan women and dealt with the subjects of domestic violence and gender inequality. At the time, the film broke all Moroccan box office records,[4] selling 72,138 tickets in its first week.[5] The film would go on to win three prizes at the 5th National Film Festival in Casablanca.[6]

Synopsis

Zakia, Leila, Keltoum and Ghita, four women from the city, reunite after years of separation. The film follows their intersecting destinies as they fight to regain their status and place in society.[7][8]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Femmes... et femmes (نساء... ونساء)". Festival International du Film de Marrakech (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  2. ^ "Films | Africultures : Femmes... et femmes". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  3. ^ Femmes... et femmes de Saâd Chraïbi - (1999) - Comédie dramatique (in French), retrieved 2021-11-13
  4. ^ Barlet, Olivier (2016-08-01). Contemporary African Cinema. MSU Press. ISBN 978-1-62895-270-4.
  5. ^ "Femmes et Femmes: Le succès story de Saâd Chraïbi". L'Economiste (in French). 1998-03-19. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  6. ^ "Saâd Chraïbi : "Dans la politique, il n'y a rien de vrai"". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  7. ^ Videau, André (1999). "Femmes... et femmes, Film marocain de Saâd Chraïbi". Hommes & Migrations. 1221 (1): 115.
  8. ^ Les cinémas d'Afrique: dictionnaire (in French). KARTHALA Editions. 2000-01-01. ISBN 978-2-84586-060-5.