''L'Amante du Rif'' is a film co-produced by

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

and

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

, directed by Moroccan filmmaker

Narjiss Nejjar Narjiss Nejjar (born 1971) is a Moroccan filmmaker and screenwriter. Her film ''Les Yeux Secs'' (''Cry No More'') was screened at Cannes in 2003. Early life and career Nejjar was a student at ESRA in Paris, where she studied filmmaking. In 199 ...

and released in 2011. The film, a loose adaption of the novel of the same name written by Nejjar's mother, Noufissa Sbaï, was screened at multiple film festivals.

Synopsis

The film, set in

Chefchaouen Chefchaouen ( ar, شفشاون, Shafshāwan, ), also known as Chaouen (), is a city in northwest Morocco. It is the chief town of the province of the same name and is noted for its buildings in shades of blue, for which it is nicknamed the "Blu ...

, chronicles the tragic destiny of Aya, a rebellious young woman who crosses paths with a drug trafficker, The Baron.

Cast

Nadia Kounda Nadia Kounda (born 24 October 1989) is a Moroccan film actress. Career Nadia Kounda was born in Casablanca, Morocco. She began her career in film and television in 2008, in Morocco. In 2011, she played the leading role in the film ', achieving ...

(Aya) * Mourade Zeguendi (The Baron) *

Ouidad Elma Ouidad Elma is a French-Moroccan actress. She was born in Rif Mountains, Morocco, October 2, 1992. She grew up in Paris in the neighborhood of Menilmontant. Early life Elma began acting classes when she was six years old. She joined the the ...

(Radia) *

Nadia Niazi Nadia Niazi is a Morocco, Moroccan actress. Filmography * 2009: ''Terminus des anges'' * 2010: ''La famille marche à l'ombre'' * 2011: ''L'Amante du Rif, L'amante du Rif'' * 2013: ''Exit Maroc'' * 2013: ''C'est eux les chiens'' * 2015: ''Ta m� ...

(Aya's mother) * Fehd Benchamsi (Ahed) *

Omar Lotfi ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate o ...

(Hafid) * Siham Assif (prison guard) * Raoula (diva)

References

External links

* {{imdb title, 1724966, L'amante du rif, 2011 film Belgian multilingual films French multilingual films 2010s Belgian films