Lahnech

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Lahnech
Directed byDriss Mrini
Written byAbdelilah Hamdouchi
Produced byDriss Mrini
StarringAziz Dades, Majdouline Idrissi, Fadila Benmoussa
CinematographyXavier Castro
Edited byMeryeme Chadli
Music byAdil Aissa
Production
company
Fann Prod
Release date
  • 2017 (2017)
Running time
90 minutes
Country Morocco
Language Moroccan Arabic

Lahnech( English : The Snake) is a 2017 Moroccan comedy film directed by Driss Mrini. [1] [2] [3] The film was screened at multiple national film festivals and had a successful run at the box office. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Synopsis

Farid (Aziz Dades) is being monitored by the authorities for usurping the identity of a police officer. Little does he know that Officer Bouchra (Majdouline Idrissi), the officer sent out to take him into custody, has fallen in love with him.

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References

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  6. "" Lahnech " affiche 250.000 rentrées, un record !". 2M (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  7. "Cinéma : Les entrées en salles et les recettes baissent". L'Economiste (in French). 2019-03-10. Retrieved 2021-11-15.