Tabite or Not Tabite

Tabite or Not Tabite
Directed by	Nabyl Lahlou
Written by	Nabyl Lahlou
Starring	Nabyl Lahlou, Sophia Hadi, Amal Ayouch
Cinematography	Mostapha Marjane
Edited by	Nabyl Lahlou
Production company	Loukkos Film
Release date	2005 (2005)
Running time	132 min
Country	Morocco
Language	Moroccan Arabic
Budget	170.000 MAD

Tabite or Not Tabite is a 2005 Moroccan drama film directed by Nabyl Lahlou. ^[1] The film was inspired by the trial of Mustapha Tabet. ^{[2] [3]} Tabet's family filed a complaint to prohibit the preview of the film. Summoned to court in Rabat, the director successfully pleaded his case himself, arguing that it was his duty to make films about this period. The preview was ultimately held at the Mohamed V Theater in Rabat. ^{[4] [1]}

Synopsis

Ali Brahma visits his homeland for the first time in order to attend his father's funeral. This first trip to Morocco coincides with the trial of police commissioner and serial rapist Mohamed Mustapha Tabit. On the flight back to Paris, Ali meets Zakia Malik. Together, they look into the Tabet trial to write a play and a film script. ^{[1] [3]}

Cast

• Sophia Hadi
• Nabyl Lahlou
• Amal Ayouch
• Mourad Abderrahim
• Younes Megri
• Othmane Jennane

Awards and accolades

• Prize for Best Scenario at the 9th edition of the Moroccan National Film Festival in Tangier ^[5]

References

1. "Tabite or not Tabite". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
2. Gugler, Josef (2011-01-15). Film in the Middle East and North Africa: Creative Dissidence. University of Texas Press. ISBN   978-0-292-72327-6.
3. Orlando, Valerie; Orlando, Valérie K. (2011-05-24). Screening Morocco: Contemporary Depictions in Film of a Changing Society. Ohio University Press. ISBN   978-0-89680-281-0.
4. Telquel 2006, 252 : 70
5. "jurynat7". www.ccm.ma. Retrieved 2021-11-17.