''Blood Wedding'' (french: Noces de sang) is a 1977 Moroccan
drama film
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directed by
Souheil Ben-Barka
Souheil Ben-Barka (born 25 December 1942) is a Moroccan film director, screenwriter and film producer. He directed seven films between 1974 and 2002. His 1975 film '' La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu'' was entered into the 9th Moscow Interna ...
. The film was selected as the Moroccan entry for
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
50th Academy Awards
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, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Margaret Herrick Library
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,
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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Irene Papas
Irene Papas or Irene Pappas ( el, Ειρήνη Παππά, Eiríni Pappá, ; born Eirini Lelekou ( el, Ειρήνη Λελέκου, Eiríni Lelékou, link=no); 3 September 1929 – 14 September 2022) was a Greek actress and singer who starred ...
as La mère
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Laurent Terzieff
Laurent Terzieff (27 June 1935, in Toulouse – 2 July 2010, in Paris) was a French actor.
Biography
Terzieff was the son of French ceramistDoghmi Larbi as La père
* Muni as La servante
* Souad Jalil as La femme d'Amrouch
* Naima Lamcharki as La folle
* Mohamed El Baz as Le berger
* Izza Gennini as La voisine
See also
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List of submissions to the 50th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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List of Moroccan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Kingdom of Morocco has submitted films intermittently for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1977. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length m ...