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Nabil Ayouch’s Personal Connection Formed The Center Of ‘Casablanca Beats’ – Contenders International

Director Nabil Ayouch spoke of the real story behind Morocco's Oscar submission Casablanca Beats, a musical drama about a teacher at a cultural center in the Moroccan city. "It is personal and autobiographical in a way," he said during Kino Lorber’s panel at Deadline’s Contenders Film: International awards-season…

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Cannes Review: ‘Casablanca Beats’

Director Nabil Ayouch brings heart and energy to the Cannes Film Festival competition with Casablanca Beats (Haut Et Fort), a story of arts students in the titular Moroccan city. Former rapper Anas (a charismatic Anas Basbousi) takes a job at a cultural center in a working-class part of town, and tries to teach a…