A social drama about four marginalized prostitutes in Marrakech and their complex relations with their families and society at large.
Social & External
Noha
Randa
Soukaina
Hlima
Saïd
Ahmad / Le client saoudien de Randa / Randa's Saudi client
Jean-Louis / L'amant français de Noha / Noha's French lover
Katib / Le petit ami de Randa / Randa's boyfriend
The mutilated body of a six year old girl is found in a water hole. The girl is identified as the missing daughter of Claudia. However, only two peices of evidence could be used to identify her; a bracelet with her name on it near the crime scene, and the fact that her right leg was three inches longer than her left. All other methods of identification were removed from her body. Five years later Claudia, now addicted to tranquilizers, receives a phone call from someone claiming to be her daughter, asking for her mother to come find her before 'they' kill her. Other mysterious clues show up, further indicating that Claudia's daughter is indeed still alive, and very much in danger. Claudia, a run-down ex-cop, and a parapsychology reporter put together the clues to discover Angela's whereabouts
A pack of naïve teenagers conspire to murder a mutual friend, whose aggressive demeanour has proven too much.
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Psychological drama of the compelling relationship between a young French engineer and the girl he takes into his home after his wife has left him with their baby son.
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We all have ghosts (or cosmonauts) in our lives.
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