The town of Owls is an isolated residential community situated in the High Atlas Mountains. Left on the side of history, it is in fact a huge prison in which everyone, including guards and residents, are held detainees.

The town of Owls is an isolated residential community situated in the High Atlas Mountains. It is inhabited by families and guards of a secret military prison, which was kept secret for several years, until the end of the eighties of the last century. Guards spend their days back and forth between the secret prison and the village through a bridge, built upon a deep valley that connects the village with the prison.
Said is a simple and illiterate man. He spends his life, in rotation with other guards, protecting the gates of the prison. Besides, he helps Al Faqih, the spiritual guardian of the town, to bury the dead detainees. He loves his work and defends it passionately. Furthermore, he considers guarding the military prison as a confirmation of patriotism, and believes that detainees are a threat to the security and peace of the country... Yet, Said's conviction would run into the tragedy of Al Faqih, as he realises that "the town of Owls" is in fact a huge prison in which everyone, including guards and residents, are held detainees.

A film by Azlarabe ALAOUI LAMHAZRI (Azlarabe ALAOUI)

Morocco, 2018, fiction, 1h39 mins, drama

starring Mohamed Rzine, Hassan Badida, Amine Ennaji, Kamal Elkademi, Asmae Saouri, Fatima Harrandi (Rawya), Jamal Laababssi, Mohamed Bousbaa, Naima El machrqui et Abdou Mesnaoui.

(Arabic title) Kilikis Duwwar el-Boom /// كيليكيس-دوار-البوم
Titre anglais (Original title): KILIKIS, THE TOWN OF OWLS
Titre français : KILIKIS… LA CITÉ DES HIBOUX

Année / Year : 2018
Durée / Duration : 99 min
Format / Format : Numérique
Couleur / Color : Couleurs
Pays / Country : Maroc

Réalisateur / Director : Azelarab ALAOUI LAMHAZRI
Scénario / Script : Azlarabe Alaoui Lamharzi
Images / Image : Andréa Sinanos
Son / Sound : Karim Ronda
Musique / Music : Adil Aissa
Montage / Editing : Ghizlane Assif

Music by
Adil Aissa
Cinematography by
Andreas Sinanos
Film Editing by
Ghizlane Assif
Sound Department
Karym Ronda... sound mixer
Camera and Electrical Department
Yakoubi Nordine... key grip
Additional Crew
Maher Diab... Distribution
Alaa Karkouti... Distribution
Samar Yassin... unspecified crew member


CAST
Hasan Badidah (as Hassan Ben Badida)... Said
Amine Ennaji... Hassan
Kamal Kadimi (AKA Kamal Elkademi)... Hmida
Mohamed Zin (AKA Mohamed Rzine)... Lafkih
Naimah El-Mesharqi (Naima Elmachrqui)
Asmae Saouri
Fatima Harrandi (Rawya)
Jamal Laababssi
Mohamed Bousbaa
Abdou Mesnaoui

Release Dates
- 25 February 2018 (Morocco)
- 28 July 2018 (Algeria)
- December 2018 (Switzerland International Film Festival)
Production / Production : Saiss Medit Production
https://saissmedit.ma/portfolio-item/kilikis-the-town-of-owls/?lang=en


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يتموقع "دوار البوم" بين جبال الأطلس الكبير وهو تجمع سكني لعائلات وحراس معتقل سري ظل وجوده خارج التاريخ لمدة طويلة، غير انه في حقيقة الأمر ما هو إلا سجن كبير يحتجز الجميع حراسا ومعتقلين