Whether they are modern or conservative people, they all stand up and get into a kind of trance like gospel,” Nabil Ayouch, the film’s director, said in an interview when the film premiered at the Marrakech Film Festival last year.
From country weddings to urban bars, Moroccan folk singers break barriers and keep traditions alive
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he said in an interview that he was inspired by stories and rarely thought about whether subjects may appeal to audiences in Morocco or the West.
Films at Marrakech festival spotlight tensions animating Morocco's movie industry
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