Queens (سلطانات)
Qumra Projects
Yasmine Benkiran / Feature Narrative / Morocco, France, Belgium, Qatar
In Darija
Interests: Women, Drama, Adventure
Rated: This film has not been rated.
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Synopsis
Casablanca, Morocco. 27-year-old Zineb is a repeat offender behind bars. When she learns that her wild and fanciful nine-year-old daughter, Inès, has been expelled from school and sent to a children’s home, she escapes from prison, kidnaps her daughter, and heads south. On the road, she holds up a truck driven by the young Asma and takes her hostage. Zineb is loud spoken and unpredictable. Asma, on the other hand, is quiet and hardened to life. They appear to have nothing in common, but Inès’ fate brings them together in a mission to offer the child a proper future. The trio soon has the police on their tail, thus starting a long escape that takes them across the rugged red terrain and flower-filled valleys of the Atlas to finally reach the Atlantic coast.
About the Director
Yasmine Benkiran grew up on the Moroccan Atlantic coast and came to Paris when she was 18. As a screenwriter, she writes for both television and cinema. She is currently developing ‘Black Library’, an anthology television series of mixed genre (fantasy, psychological thriller, science-fiction) as well as ‘On the Nile’, an animated spy movie. In 2018, Yasmine directed her first short film, ‘Winter Time’ (Tangier IFF, Off-courts Trouville). She is now developing her first feature film as a director, ‘Queens’.
Credits
- Director
- Yasmine Benkiran
- Screenwriter
- Yasmine Benkiran
- Producer
- Jean des Forêts (Petit Film), Saïd Hamich (Mont Fleuri Productions)