Marrakech International Film Festival : Films in competition

The storytelling represented by our selection of films reflects as much the audience's experience as it stands today as the filmmakers' perspective on our society's foundations. We become privileged observers of a dynamic and creative process, that examines humanity and the world around us, here to serve up personal, powerful, bold, and courageous works. Marrakech is honoured and delighted to host this showcase. 

These filmmakers bring their talents to the Festival, some established and some on the verge of discovery. More than 80 films representing 21 nationalities will be screened during the event. As in each of the past 11 editions, the focus of the official competition, made up of 15 films, is Discovery. Many of them are debut or sophomore films. The "Coup de Coeur" competition features today's Moroccan filmmaking, reaching maturity; the out of competition films present the essence of filmmakers reaching out to their audiences; and the Cinécoles short film competition reveals tomorrow's Moroccan filmmakers. 

We are proud to give a hearty welcome to John Boorman, Emir Kusturica, Benoit Jacquot, Zhang Yimou, Jeon Soo-il, James Gray, Jonathan Demme, Brillante Ma. Mendoza, Claude Lelouch, Matteo Garrone, Jillali Ferhati, Darren Aronofsky and all the other filmmakers invited to take part in the festival's rich and diverse programme. These are all artists who capture the impossible on camera, who have given and who continue to give - so much to see, to discover, to love, and to desire. 

Thus, the Marrakech International Film Festival truly is a vital part of cinematic creation. 


Bruno Barde 
Artistic Director of the Marrakech International Film Festival 

A HIJACKING (KAPRINGEN) 
Denmark - 2nd film 
by Tobias Lindholm starring Søren Malling and Pilou Asbæk 


THE ATTACK 
Lebanon, France and Belgium 
by Ziad Doueiri starring Ali Suliman and Karim Saleh 


CAMION 
Canada 
by Rafaël Ouellet starring Stéphane Breton, Julien Poulin and Patrice Dubois 


FATAL (KASHIGGOT) 
South Korea - 1st film 
by Lee Don-ku starring Nam Yeon-woo and Kim Hee-seong 


FLOWER BUDS (POUPATA) 
Czech Republic - 1st film 
by Zdenek Jirasky starring Vladimír Javorsky, Malgorzata Pikus… 


GONE FISHING (DÍAS DE PESCA) 
Argentina 
by Carlos Sorín starring Alejandro Awada and Victoria Almeida 


HORSES OF GOD (YA KHAYL ALLAH) 
Morocco, France and Belgium 
by Nabil Ayouch starring Abdelhakim Rachid, Abdelilah Rachid, Hamza Souidek, Ahmed El Idrissi Amrani 


I.D. 
India - 2nd film 
by Kamal K. M. starring Geetanjali Thapa 



LITTLE LION (COMME UN LION) 
France - 1st film 
by Samuel Collardey starring Mitri Attal, Jean-François Stévenin and Marc Barbé 


MUSHROOMING (SEENELKÄIK) 
Estonia - 1st film 
by Toomas Hussar starring Raivo E. Tamm, Juhan Ulfsak and Elina Reinold 


OH BOY! 
Germany - 1st film 
by Jan Ole Gerster starring Tom Schilling and Friederike Kempter 


TABOOR 
Iran - 2nd film 
by Vahid Vakilifar starring Mohammad Rabbanipour 


TOUCH OF THE LIGHT (NI GUANG FEI HSIANG) 
Taiwan - 1st film - OPENING FILM 
by Chang Jung-Chi starring Sandrine Pinna and Huang Yu-hsiang 


UNA NOCHE 
United States, United Kingdom and Cuba - 1st film 
by Lucy Mulloy starring Dariel Arrechaga, Analilín de la Rúa de la Torre and Javier Núñez Florián 


ZÉRO 
Morocco 
by Nour-Eddine Lakhmari starring Younès Bouab, Mohamed Majd, Zineb Samara, Sonia Okacha, Saïd Bey, Malika Hamadoui and Ouidad Elma

festivalmarrakech