HEAdbANG Lullaby
Spring Grants 2016 - Post-Production Stage
Hicham Lasri / Feature Narrative / Morocco, France, Lebanon, Qatar / 2017 / 103 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Comedy, Drama
Synopsis
Casablanca, June 11, 1986 – the day of the World Cup. After yet another blunder, embittered cop Daoud is sent by his dissatisfied superiors to spend the day on a bridge between two warring neighbourhoods in order to protect the hypothetical passage of a royal procession. A prisoner of the bridge, Daoud will be transformed by contact with the inhabitants of both villages. He will learn maturity after spending time with a five-year-old child and a mother who upheld her dignity, despite having had her head shaved by the secret police. This apparently normal day made up of absurd waiting, improbable encounters and brutal poetry takes place under the giant shadow of a messianic monarch whose passage disturbs the delicate balance of a motley population.
Credits
- Director
- Hcham Lasri
- Screenwriter
- Hcham Lasri
- Producer
- Mikael Clouet, Rita El Quessar
- Production Company
- Pan Production
About the Director
Hicham Lasri is a Moroccan filmmaker and part of the new generation of Moroccan cinema. Born in Casablanca, Morocco in 1977, he studied economy and law then wrote theatre plays, novels and screenplays before turning to film. His debut feature ‘The End’ (2011), about the last days of King Hassan, was acclaimed by critics. In ‘They Are the Dogs’ (2013), he drew parallels between the 2011 Arab Spring and the 1981 “bread riots” in Morocco. The film travelled well through the festivals and received numerous writings from critics. His previous films include ‘The Sea is Behind’ (2014), ‘Starve Your Dog’ (2015), ‘Headbang Lullaby’ (2017), which screened in the Berlinale Panorama section, and ‘Jahilya’ (2018), selected in the Berlinale Forum section.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
Berlinale 2017, Forum (WP)
Contacts
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Main Contact
Rita El Quessar
- Company:
- Pan Production
- Phone:
- +212663102107
- Email:
- rita.panprod@gmail.com