The Iranian Film

  • 67'
  • Morocco
  • 2014
Yassine El Idrissi is a great admirer of Iranian cinema. As part of his Master's at the Film Academy in Amsterdam, he decided to make a film in Morocco following the rules of Iranian filmmaking. The production of this political satire about a village in danger of being without flags on a national holiday was not without its troubles. Bureaucratic hurdles, remote locations and working with an amateur cast did not make things easy for Yassine and his friends.
In line with the Iranian masters to whom he often refers (including Abbas Kiarostami, Jafar Panahi and Mohsen Makhmalbaf), El Idrissi’s 'Iranian film' perches on the knife edge between documentary and fiction. This film about making a film feels like a spontaneous, light-hearted home movie, but meanwhile, and in an inventive and humorous way, El Idrissi investigates the state of Moroccan cinema. How come Iran has such a flourishing film culture and Morocco doesn't, despite more freedom?


  • 67'
  • Morocco
  • 2014
Director
Yassine El Idrissi
Premiere
World premiere
Countries of production
Morocco, Netherlands, Egypt
Year
2014
Festival Edition
IFFR 2014
Length
67'
Medium
DCP
Language
Arabic
Producer
Yassine El Idrissi
Production Company
Netherlands Film Academy
Sales
Yassine El Idrissi
Screenplay
Yassine El Idrissi
Cinematography
Yassine El Idrissi, Rachid Boughanem
Editor
Alexander Goekjian
Production Design
Yassine El Idrissi
Sound Design
Alexander Goekjian
Cast
Yassine El Idrissi, Rachid Boughanem
Director
Yassine El Idrissi
Premiere
World premiere
Countries of production
Morocco, Netherlands, Egypt
Year
2014
Festival Edition
IFFR 2014
Length
67'
Medium
DCP
Language
Arabic
Producer
Yassine El Idrissi
Production Company
Netherlands Film Academy
Sales
Yassine El Idrissi
Screenplay
Yassine El Idrissi
Cinematography
Yassine El Idrissi, Rachid Boughanem
Editor
Alexander Goekjian
Production Design
Yassine El Idrissi
Sound Design
Alexander Goekjian
Cast
Yassine El Idrissi, Rachid Boughanem