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Casablanca / Dakar (2025)

Casablanca / Dakar (2025)

Drama Comedy Adventure
Release Date: 2025, April 6
Directors: Ahmed Boulane
Countries: Morocco
Production: Boulane O'Byrne Production
Cast: Anas El Baz, Bruno Henry, Zineb Abbad El Andaloussi, Issa N'Diaye, Axel Abessolo

Overview:

ALI, a Moroccan architect, is working in Dakar, Senegal. His wife Mariam, still in Casablanca, is expecting a baby. With the onset of COVID-19, Morocco closes its borders to prevent the spread of the virus. Ali, who was just getting ready to join his wife for the birth, can no longer buy a plane ticket. He finds himself in a total impasse. He embarks on an adventure in a van carrying merchandise destined for Morocco. But to his great surprise, he discovers that the van is really loaded with Senegalese seeking to migrate to Europe. The trip from Dakar to Casablanca becomes a journey filled with misadventures.

Keywords:

thoughtful tragedy earnest adventure pandemic comedy childbirth