Headbang Lullaby

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Headbang Lullaby (2017)

Directed by Hicham Lasri

Comedy · 1h 51m

On 11 June 1986, one day after Morocco wrote football world cup history by scoring a surprising victory over Portugal, government official Daoud is ordered to secure a bridge outside Casablanca that sits between two hostile communities over an empty highway. Here, he is to await the expected but by no means certain visit of King Hassan II. Encounters with government supporters and the families of political prisoners; the mysterious appearance of a foreign woman and a Berber, as well as the story of a football crazy boy all prove to be a bit much for Daoud. Ever since the bloody ‘bread riots’ five years earlier, he has felt paralysed. But the euphoria and the hope he encounters here help to lift his mood. The Moroccan team’s success unleashes a new self-confidence and lust for life that transcends the surreal shadow of the monarchy.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Hicham Lasri
Writer
Hicham Lasri
Director of Photography
Charles-Hubert Morin
Original Music Composer
Wissam Hojeij
Editor
Mona-Lise Lanfant

Details

Release date
2017-02-11
Runtime
1h 51m
Genres
Comedy
Original language
AR
Spoken languages
Arabic
Countries
France, Morocco