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Maryam Touzani's exploration of suppressed homosexuality The Blue Caftan has been submitted as Morocco's official entry in the Best International Feature Film Oscar category. The feature debuted in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard and sidebar and recently played in Toronto. Photo Gallery: Best International Feature Film Oscar…

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…

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…