Les yeux secs explained

Native Name:Al Ouyoune El Jaffa
Director:Narjiss Nejjar
Cinematography:Denis Gravouil
Editing:Emmanuelle Pencalet
Music:Guy-Roger Duvert
Studio:Jbila Méditerranée Prod, Soread-2M (Morocco), Terre Sud Films (France)
Distributor:Films sans Frontières
Runtime:116 minutes
Country:Morocco, France
Language:Moroccan Arabic, Berber
Budget:€600,000

Les Yeux secs (US title: Cry No More)[1] is a French-Moroccan film directed by Narjiss Nejjar and released in 2003.[2] [3] The critically acclaimed film was selected for the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes, the FIFF, and the Marrakech Film Festival. It won numerous awards, including the Bayard d'Or for Best Screenplay in Namur.[4] [5]

Les yeux secs was Nejjar's first feature film. It deals with several subjects, particularly the emancipation of women and the control of men over their destiny. She initially planned on making a documentary about the village in question, but ultimately chose to make a fictional film as she sensed a reluctance on the part of the village's inhabitants.[6] [7] [8]

The film, set in the Berber towns of Aghbala and Tizi N'Isly and shot in Tamazight, was a commercial success in France, but faced domestic controversy. The women of Aghbala and Tizi filed a lawsuit against Nejjar for defamation.[9]

Synopsis

An old woman gets out of prison after 25 years. Outside, she meets Fahd, a young bus driver who offers to take her back to her village. The old woman accepts but warns him that she will pass him off as her son, because it is a village of women who offer their bodies, where only men who pay can enter. The prostitutes are encouraged to abandon their children at birth so that the new generation is not trapped in this tragic fate. These women, who dream of being loved, must therefore keep their eyes dry and hide their pain. The old woman finds her daughter, Hala, the meanspirited, authoritarian leader of the village, whom she abandoned 25 years earlier. She decides to free this community from its curse.[10] [11] [12]

Cast

Awards and accolades

Moroccan National Film Festival 2003:

2003 Namur International Francophone Film Festival

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Les Yeux secs. 2021-11-29. Directors' Fortnight. en-US. 2021-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420012954/https://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/film/les-yeux-secs/. live.
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    . 2021-11-29. www.ccm.ma. 2021-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129145443/https://www.ccm.ma/en/fiche_film-30. live.
  4. Web site: Les Yeux secs (2004). 2021-11-29. www.unifrance.org. fr. 2020-10-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029053204/https://www.unifrance.org/film/24369/les-yeux-secs. live.
  5. Web site: 2014-02-11. Les yeux secs. 2021-11-29. PCMMO - Panorama des Cinémas du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient. fr-FR. 2021-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20210121175759/https://www.pcmmo.org/programmation-2014/longs-metrages/les-yeux-secs/. live.
  6. Web site: MATIN. LE. Le Matin - "Les Yeux secs et la caméra citoyenne de N. Nejjar : comment un film devient un enjeu politicien. 2021-11-29. Le Matin. 18 May 2004 . fr. 2021-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129145444/https://lematin.ma/journal/2004/a-eurooeLes-Yeux-secs-et-la-camera-citoyenne-de-N--Nejjar--comment-un-film-devient-un-enjeu-politicien/40705.html. live.
  7. Videau. André. 2004. Les yeux secs. Film marocain de Narjiss Nejjar. Hommes & Migrations. 1250. 1. 117–118. 2021-11-29. 2021-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129145423/https://www.persee.fr/doc/homig_1142-852x_2004_num_1250_1_4229. live.
  8. Book: Touaf. Larbi. The World as a Global Agora: Critical Perspectives on Public Space. Boutkhil. Soumia. 2008. Cambridge Scholars. 978-1-4438-0000-6. en. 2021-11-29. 2021-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129145434/https://books.google.co.ma/books?id=3WMoAQAAIAAJ&q=Les+yeux+secs+nejjar&dq=Les+yeux+secs+nejjar&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjt1M-9uL30AhWDzoUKHTAABiMQ6AF6BAgbEAI. live.
  9. Book: Orlando. Valerie. Screening Morocco: Contemporary Depictions in Film of a Changing Society. Orlando. Valérie K.. 2011-05-24. Ohio University Press. 978-0-89680-281-0. en. 2021-11-29. 2021-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129145350/https://books.google.co.ma/books?id=r0sSjYrq1V8C&pg=PA133&dq=Les+yeux+secs+nejjar&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjt1M-9uL30AhWDzoUKHTAABiMQ6AF6BAgWEAI#v=onepage&q=Les%20yeux%20secs%20nejjar&f=false. live.
  10. Web site: Ce que cache "Les yeux secs". 2021-11-29. Aujourd'hui le Maroc. 13 May 2004 . fr-FR. 2021-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129145350/https://aujourdhui.ma/archives/ce-que-cache-les-yeux-secs-83929. live.
  11. Web site: MATIN. LE. Le Matin - Drame : "Les Yeux secs" de Narjiss Nejjar :les yeux qui crient. 2021-11-29. Le Matin. 24 June 2003 . fr. 2021-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129145504/https://lematin.ma/journal/2003/Drame--Les-Yeux-secs-de-Narjiss-Nejjar-les-yeux-qui-crient/30542.html. live.
  12. Web site: Azoury. Philippe. "Les Yeux secs" comme un coup de trique. 2021-11-29. Libération. fr. 2021-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210925042207/https://www.liberation.fr/cinema/2004/05/05/les-yeux-secs-comme-un-coup-de-trique_478313/. live.
  13. Web site: jurynat7. 2021-11-29. www.ccm.ma. 2017-12-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20171214200104/http://www.ccm.ma/festfr/palmaresnat7.html. live.
  14. Web site: FIFF - Palmarès 2003 / 2003 / 30 ans, 30 FIFF ! / Archives. 2021-11-29. archive.wikiwix.com. 2021-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129145423/https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fiff.be%2Ffr%2FArchives%2F30-ans-30-FIFF%2F2003%2FPalmares-2003. live.

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