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| Directed by | Laïla Marrakchi |
| Produced by | Stéphanie Carreras |
| Written by | Laïla Marrakchi |
| Starring | Morjana El Alaoui Mathieu Boujenah Assaad Bouab |
| Cinematography | Maxime Alexandre |
| Editing by | Pascale Fenouillet |
| Distributed by | Pan Européenne Distribution |
| Release date(s) | 2005 |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Morocco France |
| Language | Arabic French |
Marock is the 2005 Moroccan film by the female director Laïla Marrakchi. The movie was very controversial as it deals with a Muslim/Jewish love between two high school mates, Rita and Youri. The film was 2006's most successful film in Morocco, scoring more than 3 million dirhams at the Moroccan box-office, according to TelQuel.
The film was shown in Moroccan cinemas without being edited or censored. The title Marock is a play on words based on the French name of Morocco Maroc and Rock as in Rock'n Roll. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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The film received 3 stars out of 4 from the critic Alain Spira in Paris Match: "Marrakchi depicts, in an original way, the young jet set of her country. [...] Hypocritical religion, arranged marriages, the Judeo-Arab rivalry, nothing is spared. But Marock is also a great cry of love for her country with its generous spirit and matchless style for living."[2]