The Moroccan Symphony

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The Moroccan Symphony
Directed byKamal Kamal
Screenplay byKamal Kamal
Produced byVidéo Star Production
Starring Younes Megri, Abdellah Lamrani, Rafik Boubker, Aziz Hattab
Release date
  • 1 February 2006 (2006-02-01)
Running time
105 minutes
Country Morocco
LanguageArabic

The Moroccan Symphony (French : La symphonie marocaine) is a 2006 Moroccan film directed by Kamal Kamal. It was Morocco's submission to the 79th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. [1] [2]

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Plot

The movie is an homage to two songs, Dart bina doura of Jil Jilala and Khlili of Lemchaheb. The movie depicts how great music can act as a social elevator. The main role is played by the singer and composer Younès Megri. [3]

Description

The Moroccan Symphony is the second movie of Kamal Kamal. It was featured during the 8th Festival national du film (FNF) in Tanger. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (2006-10-19). "Oscar race counts 61 countries". Variety . Retrieved 2008-06-22.
  2. ↑ "Foreign language Oscar nominees announced". The New Zealand Herald . 2007-01-17. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
  3. 1 2 "Sortie du film "La Symphonie marocaine"". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-19.


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