During his stay in Senegal, Adnane, a young Moroccan merchant, marries Annatto, a Mixed French-Senegalese. Their union was a "marriage of pleasure" (marriage of fixed duration), a special bond which allows travellers, especially Muslim traders, to marry legally, for a well-defined period, in order to avoid any temptation to fall in sin. The young Muslim discovers with Annatto the true meaning of love, he then breaks the rule and decides to take his wife to Morocco, despite the expiration of their marriage contract. And this is how Annatto finds herself torn between two cultures. She faces all kinds of challenges. Her life turns into perilous and endless suffering.

starring
Maïmouna Ndiaye, Nissia Benghazi, Abdellah Bensaïd, Chaïmaa Belaasri, Salaheddine Benmoussa, Souad Khouyi, Ghita Farjia

a film by Fatima Ali BOUBAKDY

Morocco, 2021, Feature Fiction, 1h42, Drama / History / Romance

First Feature Film Fiction

Original title: ANNATTO - أناطو
Type: Feature Film Fiction
Genres: Drama / Historical / Romance
Year: 2021
Country of production: Morocco
Duration: 102 mins (1h42)
Languages: French, Arabic
Subtitles: French / English
Filming countries: Senegal (Saint-Louis), Morocco (Azemmour, Marrakech, Beni Mellal)

ACTRICES / ACTEURS
Maïmouna Ndiaye........................................................
Nissia Benghazi........................................................... Annatto
Abdellah Bensaïd........................................................... Adnane
Chaïmaa Belaasri (as Chaïmae Aït Belaasri).................... Jawaher
Salaheddine Benmoussa (as Salahdine Benmoussa)........... Le Père de Jawaher
Souad Khouyi................................................................ La Mère de Jawaher
Kenza Fridou..................................................................
Ghita Fariji (as Ghita Farjia, aka Rita Farjia - غيثة فرجية)........... Rita, la fille de Adnane
Mostafa Diabane..............................................................


Director: Fatima Boubakdy (Fatima Ali Boubekdi)
Screenwriter: Fatima Boubakdy
Director of Photography: Ayoub Lahnoud
Composer (Original Music): Salah Eddine Hajri
Editor: Abd El Illah Ouassif
Artistic Director: Ameur Cherqui

PRODUCTION
Seven Shots

SUPPORT
CCM (4.35 Million dirhams, 3rd Session in 2017)

RELEASE
Morocco: on February 16th, 2022 (in Megarama and other theaters).

FESTIVALS / AWARDS
* Grand Prize of the Head of State /// 3rd Festival''Les Téranga'' (DAKAR, Senegal, 2022)
* Prize for the Best Cinematography /// 3rd Festival''Les Téranga'' (DAKAR, Senegal, 2022)
* Prize for Best Sound /// 3rd Festival''Les Téranga'' (DAKAR, Senegal, 2022)
* Prize for the Best Art Design /// 3rd Festival''Les Téranga'' (DAKAR, Senegal, 2022)
* Dakhla Grand Prize /// 10th Dakhla International Film Festival (DAKHLA, Morocco, 2022)
* Golden Screen 2021 (Grand Prize) /// 25th Écrans Noirs Film Festival (YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon, 2021)
* Prize for Best Cinematography - Arabic Competition /// 37th Alexandria Mediterranean Festival (ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, September 25-30, 2021)
* Award for Best Costume Design (Best Artistic Achievement Costume) /// 37th Alexandria Mediterranean Festival (ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, September 25-30, 2021)




Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine
- www.instagram.com/fatimaaliboubakdy/
- https://fespaco.org/2021/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Catalogue-officiel-2023-.pdf
- www.quid.ma/culture/projection-debat-:-annatto-de-fatima-ali-boubakdi-le-27-avril-a-rabat
Updated by Thierno DIA, 05 May 2023

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