''44 or Tales of the Night (''

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'': 44 ou les récits de la nuit,''

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'': 44 aw Oustourat al layl)'' is a French-Moroccan film directed by Moroccan filmmaker

Moumen Smihi Moumen Smihi (born 1945 in Tangier) is a Moroccan filmmaker. His career spans more than four decades, during which he has written, produced and directed award-winning and influential feature films, short films and documentaries. He is considered t ...

in 1981 and released in 1985.

Synopsis

The film chronicles the tale of two Moroccan families, one from

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, the other from

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, from 1912 to 1956, the duration of the European protectorate over Morocco.

Cast

* Pierre Clémenti * Abdelslam Faraoui * Marie-France Pisier *

Christine Pascal Christine Pascal (29 November 1953 – 30 August 1996) was a French actress, writer and director. Biography Born in Lyon, Rhône, Pascal made her film debut at 21 in Michel Mitrani's '' Les Guichets du Louvre'' (1974), and began an association w ...

* Khady Thiam *

Mohamed El Habachi Mohamed El Habachi (1939, Casablanca - 22 November 2013 in Casablanca) was a Moroccan actor. He was widely considered to be one of the pioneers of cinema and theater in Morocco, and was known for his performances in many Moroccan films such as Bl ...

Naima Lamcharki Naima Lamcharki (born 1943 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan actress. Awards Lamcharki won the prize for Best Female Lead for her performance in ''A la recherche du mari de ma femme'' and the 6th National Film Festival in 2001. In 2021, she won the ...

References

{{reflist 1985 films French drama films Moroccan drama films 1980s French films