Wake Up Morocco Explained

Native Name:	Inhad ya Maghreb
Director:	Narjiss Nejjar
Producer:	Noufissa Sbai, Meriem El Kissi
Starring:	Siham Assif, Hassan Skalli, Fatima Harrandi
Cinematography:	Stefano Paradiso
Editing:	Christel Aubert
Music:	Sophia Charai
Studio:	Jbila Méditerranée Productions (Morocco), Terre Sud Films (France)
Runtime:	110 minutes
Country:	Morocco
Language:	Moroccan Arabic

Wake Up Morocco is a 2006 Moroccan film directed by Narjiss Nejjar.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was screened at the National Film Festival in Tangier^[4] and the Marrakesh International Film Festival.^{[5] [6]}

Synopsis

On an islet off the coast of Casablanca, an old footballer spends his days with his granddaughter Alia, dreaming of the final he could have won if he had not spent the night with a woman. Now old and living on the same islet, the woman dreams of him as well.^[7]

Cast

• Hassan Skalli (old footballer)
• Fatim-Zahra Ibrahimi (Alia)
• Raouia (the fortuneteller)
• Qassem Benhayoun (Jad)
• Fatima Harrandi
• Mourad Zaoui (adult Jad)
• Mohamed Belfquih
• Siham Assif
• Hassan Guessous
• Leila Slimani

Notes and References

1. Web site:

   CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::

   . 2021-11-29. www.ccm.ma.
2. Web site: Africiné - Wake-Up Morocco. 2021-11-29. Africiné. fr.
3. Web site: 2016-07-19. Wake up Morocco (Inhad ya Maghreb). 2021-11-29. Institut du monde arabe. fr.
4. Web site: Fiche : WAKE UP MOROCCO. 2021-11-29. www.ccm.ma.
5. Web site: WAKE-UP MOROCCO. 2021-11-29. Festival International du Film de Marrakech. fr-FR.
6. Web site: Hopewell. John. 2006-11-27. 'Wake up' leads local hopes. 2021-11-29. Variety. en-US.
7. Book: Nelmes. Jill. Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Selbo. Jule. 2015-09-29. Springer. 978-1-137-31237-2. en.