South of Marocco in 1954. A dry land. A friendship story between an old man and a young man that helps to find out water resources. A special love affair between a man and a woman. A confrontation for freedom between a French lieutenant, his wife and nationalists.
In southern Morocco in 1954, an old man and a young man cooperate to restore water to a wasteland, a love story between a man and a woman of a different kind, a French military and his wife, and some resistance men who demand the freedom of the country, is a thirst for freedom, water, friendship and a group of stories that overlap between them.
Original title (Arabic): ATASH عطش International Title (English): THIRST French Title: SOIF Runtime: 1 hr 49 min (109 min) (France) Sound Mix: Dolby SR Colors: Color Country of production: Morocco Production Year: 2001 Medium: 35mm Languages: Arabic, French
NOTE BY THE PROGRAMMER (IFFR 2022, Rotterdam) In a classic and epic form, Soif has three stories to tell: that of the Moroccan battle against French colonial domination, that of a desert village and its battle for water and the story of Moh and Menna as they fight for each other. The title does not only refer to the thirst for water, but also to the thirst for freedom and love.It is 1954, the country is dry, many inhabitants of the countryside have left for the city. Moh decides to act and starts sabotaging the water pumps. The nationalist resistance movement is eager to use his rebellion. When Moh is caught, he is not just punishable for blowing up the pumps, but his deed is also regarded as betraying his employer and protector, a French lieutenant. His arrest and the drought awaken nationalist sentiments and the situation in the village is in danger of escalating.Soif is a sensitively photographed and often poetic film, in which the red-brown earthly tints of the dry land contrast starkly with visions of lush green fields. The French colonial authorities are not written off as villains who oppress the people, but that does not detract from the fact that inadequate communication and cultural differences - portrayed wryly and amusingly - make the contact difficult.
CAST (in credits order) Abdellah Didane... Mouh Mouna Fettou... Menna Jean-Michel Noirey... The lieutenant Louise Lemoine Torrès... Florence (as Louise Lemoine) Touria Jabrane... Itou Mohamed Razine... Zaid Farid Regragui... The corporal Salah Benmoussa... Brahim Aziz El Fatihi... Fkih Abdelkader Lofti... The cheikh Mohamed Khayi... Chief of national fighters Mohamed Bastaoui... National fighter 1 Said Amel... National fighter 2 Mohamed Choubi... National fighter 3 Mohamed Tsouli... Mouh's father Fatima Herandi Raouya (as Fatima Harrandi)... Menna's mother Larbi Sassi Larbi Sassi... Menna's father Khalid Didane... The informer Eric Cuvelier... The commandant Alain Ancian... The sergeant
Producer: Alain Glasberg (Cinautre) Production Manager: Habiba Belkacem
Music by Jean-Charles Biondi Orchestre Philharmonique du Maroc, Les Frères El-Akkaf, Orchestre Caravane
Cinematography by Kamal Derkaoui
Film Editing by Catherine Poitevin
Sound Faouzi Thabet
Dolly grip / key grip Hassan Hajhouj
Focus puller Gil Pannetier
Second assistant camera Imad Rechiche
Production: CINAUTRE (Morocco) VENTES / SALES: Cinautre (Morocco) Distribution : Orisha Films (France)
Release Dates France: 13 November 2002
WEB www.imdb.com/title/tt0324011/
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FESTIVALS * Selection - PANORAMA /// CINEMAMED 2002 (Brussels, Belgium) | www.cinemamed.be/historique-2/archives/edition-2002/ * Nominee - Golden Crow Pheasant /// Kerala International Film Festival (India, 2002) * Selection > Regards Pluriels /// Festival des 3 Continents (Nantes, France, 2001) | www.3continents.com/fr/film/soif/ * Best Feature Award (along with Sia, le rêve du python, by Dani Kouyaté, Burkina Faso) /// 17th Journées du cinéma africain et créole (Vues d'Afrique 2001) (Montreal, Canada) * World premiere: 11 January 2001 /// International Film Festival Rotterdam - IFFR 2001 /// (Netherlands) | https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2001/films/soif
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أرض بور فى جنوب المغرب، رجل عجوز، وشاب، يتعاونان لإعادة المياه. قصة حب بين رجل وامرأة من نوع مختلف. عسكرى فرنسى وزوجته، وبعض رجال المقاومة الذين يطالبون بحرية البلاد.ومجموعة من القصص التي تتداخل فيما بينها. عطش إلى الحب إلى الحرية، إلى الصداقة، إلى الماء و إلى الحياة
تشخيص: عبد الله ديدان، منى فتو، جون ميشيل نوري، لويز لموان، ثريا جبران
عطش إخراج : سعد الشرايبي CINAUTRE : انتاج من كتابة: سعد الشرايبي البلد: المغرب اللغة: العربية الترجمة النصية : الفرنسية سنة الإنتاج: 2002 مدة الفيلم: 109 دقيقة
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