Cinema
مبروك
Driss Chouika · 1999
Synopsis
Miloud, a humble craftsman regarded as simple-minded, has only one friend, a donkey, Mabrouk, sensitive and intelligent. One day, a rich and capricious young European woman, Lycénia according to Africultures, passes in front of his stall; the donkey winks at her, she is amused and decides to buy it at any price. The Centre's summary stops at Miloud's refusal; Africultures says he accepts a considerable sum, Mabrouk leaving, passport and visa in hand, to graze on the grass of a large European estate.
Context
Written by Ali Smai and the director, the film was produced, according to the official file, by Zawaya Communication, the filmmaker's company; Kamal Derkaoui was its cinematographer, Abdellah Rmili and Abdellatif Raïs the editors, and Richard Zolfo the composer. Abdellah Farkous stars in it with Omar Sayed, Touria Alaoui and Justine Durand. The platform Mubi places the meeting at the Marrakech market, classes the film among the comedies and gives the young woman a European fiancé, Arnold.
Who it is for
A comedy in Arabic and French, in colour, running 100 or 103 minutes depending on the sources; no video copy is reported.
Prizes and reception
First feature film for cinema by a director who came from television, where he had produced a programme devoted to the seventh art.