The Mother of All Lies
The Mother Of All Lies
dir. Asmae El Moudir
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Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
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2023
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97min.
venue
date
time
available
Muranów, Ingrid + Pola
2024-05-10
16:00
Atlantic, B
2024-05-11
13:30
Kinoteka, 1
2024-05-13
15:45
Muranów, Ingrid + Pola
2024-05-16
18:00
Atlantic, A
2024-05-19
16:15
On a handmade set recreating her Casablanca neighborhood, young Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir enlists family and friends to help solve the troubling mysteries of her childhood.
On a handmade set recreating her Casablanca neighborhood, young Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir enlists family and friends to help solve the troubling mysteries of her childhood. There, she starts to unravel the layers of deception and intentional forgetting that have shaped her life.
- duration:
- 97 min
- country / year of production:
- Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar / 2023
- director:
- Asmae El Moudir
- cinematography:
- Hatem Nechi
- producer:
- Asmae El Moudir / Insight Films, Fig Leaf Studios, Al Jazeera Documentary
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2023 – Cannes IFF: Best Director, Un Certain Regard, 2023 – Sydney IFF, 2023 – Toronto IFF: The Best Film, 2023 – Busan IFF
