Casablancan katupojat (2000)

Casablancan katupojat (2000). Casablancan katupojat: Directed by Nabil Ayouch. With Mounïm Kbab, Mustapha Hansali, Hicham Moussoune, Abdelhak Zhayra. A group of children living on the street leave their gang, prompting retribution from the gang's leader. After one of the children dies, the rest try to come up with the resources to give their friend a proper burial.

“This is an amazing film. It has to be up there with u0026quot;City of Godu0026quot; and u0026quot;Pixoteu0026quot; (Brazil), u0026quot;At- The Horseu0026quot; (Turkey), u0026quot;Saalam Bombayu0026quot; (India) and u0026quot;Amores Perrosu0026quot; (Mexico) as well as the American documentary u0026quot;Streetwiseu0026quot; as one of the best contemporary movies about poverty and the social repression and horrors it brings to its subjects. The film is engrossing, captivating, disturbing and harrowing on many levels. The film is also a remarkable fusion of Godard, gangster films and u0026quot;Arabian Nights.u0026quot; A shocking thing happens to the filmu0026#39;s title character at the outset of the film, and we are transported into a world that is both enchating and perilous as if we are traveling with Sinbad across the 7 seas. Alas, this is no fantasy and we are reminded of that all too suddenly and it is a power that haunts the viewer as the final credits roll. The film also reminds one of our great independent filmmakers, like Spike Lee and Jim Jarmusch in terms of applying simplicity to brilliant and stark primary and secondary characters thus allowing a documentary feel to float with the narrative. Alas, when one is from Morroco as this filmmaker is, it usually takes two or three major efforts like this before you are recognized as being a cinematic genius. One of the best African films Iu0026#39;ve seen, along with u0026quot;Quartier Mozartu0026quot; from Cameroon, and certainly worth oneu0026#39;s time.”