Casanegra

Name: Casanegra
Director: Nour-Eddine Lakhmari
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008

2008DramaArabicMoroccoNorth African

Karim and Adil scrape by on the margins of Casablanca, taking whatever work or trouble comes their way. Both want out of Morocco, but neither gets any closer to actually leaving.

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Nour-Eddine Lakhmari

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North African cinema Moroccan movie Darija 2008 Casablanca urban drama Nour-Eddine Lakhmari

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Cultural context

Shot in Casablanca's working class neighborhoods and spoken largely in Darija, it broke ground for its frank depiction of poverty and the longing to emigrate among Morocco's urban youth.