Adam (2019 Moroccan film)
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Nissrine Erradi
Douae Belkhaouda
| Adam | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Maryam Touzani |
| Written by | Maryam Touzani |
| Produced by | Nabil Ayouch |
| Starring | Lubna Azabal Nissrine Erradi Douae Belkhaouda |
| Cinematography | Virginie Surde |
| Edited by | Julie Naas |
Production companies | Les Films du Nouveau Monde Artémis Productions Ali n' Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Morocco |
| Language | Arabic |
Adam is a 2019 Moroccan drama film directed by Maryam Touzani.[1] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3] It was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[4][5]
The film focuses on Samia, a young unwed pregnant mother who goes looking for work and is taken in by a widowed baker, Abla, in Casablanca.[6] The film was inspired by a similar situation Touzani experienced where her parents sheltered a heavily pregnant woman in Tangier for several days during a time when being an unwed pregnant woman was illegal in Morocco.[7]
Cast
- Lubna Azabal as Abla
- Nissrine Erradi as Samia
- Douae Belkhaouda as Warda
- Aziz Hattab as Slimani
- Hasnaa Tamtaoui as Rkia
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 87% based on reviews from 23 critics, with an average rating of 6.6/10.[8]