''Les griffes du passé'' is a 2014 film directed by
Abdelkrim Derkaoui
Mohamed Abdelkrim Derkaoui (born March 29, 1945 in Oujda
Oujda ( ar, وجدة; ber, ⵡⵓⵊⴷⴰ, Wujda) is a major Moroccan city in its northeast near the border with Algeria. Oujda is the capital city of the Oriental region of northeaste ...
. The film is inspired by two real events. The first is that of
Amina Filali
On 10 March 2012, Amina El Filali (sometimes also referred to as Amina Filali) (1996–2012), a 16-year-old girl from Larache, Morocco, committed suicide by taking rat poison, after she was forced by her family to marry a man who had raped her when ...
who committed suicide after being forced to marry her rapist. The second is that of a woman who was raped and then sentenced to seven years in prison after mutilating her rapist's genitals.
Synopsis
The melodrama tells the story of Bouchra, a devoted nurse who saves the life of officer Karim, who is working with his brigade to dismantle a terrorist cell. He falls madly in love with her and ends up marrying her. At the same time, Commissioner Trabelsi, Karim's colleague, is investigating a series of bizarre, violent murders which turns out to be the consequence of a relentless revenge following justice not served.
Cast
* Narjis Hallak
* Ayoub Layousifi
* Bouchra Khalid
* Ahmed Saguia
* Mouhcine Malzi
* Karim Doniazale
* Abdelghani Sennak
* Noureddine Bikr
* Abdellatif Chagra
* Amine Benjelloun
* Majid Lakroun
* Anis Elkouhen
* Toufik Benjelloun
* Rabea Rafii
References
External links
* {{imdb title, 9066232, Les griffes du passé, 2015 film
2014 films
Moroccan drama films