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Trances (1982)
Directed by Ahmed El Maânouni
“Here at last comes the time of ecstasy, of trances.”
Documentary, Music · 1h 30m
A portrait of the groundbreaking Moroccan band Nass El Ghiwane, documenting a series of electrifying live performances in Tunisia, Morocco, and France; on the streets of Casablanca; and in intimate conversations. Storytellers through song and traditional instruments, and with connections to political theatre, the band became a local phenomenon and an international sensation, thanks to their rebellious lyrics and sublime, fully acoustic sound, which draws on Berber rhythms, Malhun sung poetry, and Gnawa dances.
Cast
Nass El Ghiwane
Larbi Batma
Crew
- Director
- Ahmed El Maânouni
- Writer
- Ahmed El Maânouni
- Director of Photography
- Ahmed El Maânouni
- Original Music Composer
- Nass El Ghiwane, Abderrahman Paco, Larbi Batma, Omar Sayed, Allal Yaala
- Editor
- Atika Tahiri, Jean-Claude Bonfanti
- Producer
- Souheil Ben-Barka, Izza Génini
Details
- Original title
- الحال
- Release date
- 1982-01-27
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Original language
- AR
- Spoken languages
- Arabic
- Countries
- France, Morocco
- Production
- Ohra-Sogeav, Interfilms
- Budget
- $200,000