Casanegra

This movie have some great borrow from real life.exactly from morocco.this why this movie needs to be famous.to see the world the bad part from our country. In the movie have some deep ideas and great acting in the one from the best director.

Even though mob members are not really loud and flamboyant like zrire9 is, but the movie is the closest can get to life in Casablanca all the while keeping things interesting.

Unfortunately, Casablanca is nothing like the american movie described it, the contrast is clear when you watch both movies.

Adil is a bad actor otherwise the film is a moroccan masterpiece

This movie follows the struggle of two young men who, like many, are suffering the woes of unemployment and adapting to an increasingly cosmopolitan and capitalist Morocco. While one dreams of the escaping to "CasaNegra" (meaning "Black House" a play on the city's name "White House), the other is more cynical and is bound to supporting his family.

While this movie seems under-budgeted, the characters are very memorable and powerful, and most of the actors do a great job (although sometimes its a little over the top). The soundtrack is good at times, ill-suited at others, which is unfortunate because it could have made the movie so much more.

The plot line is appropriate, albeit a little stereotypical, but is definitely violent enough to shock people's sensibilities (which is ultimately its aim).

All in all, I would definitely recommend this movie to any and all Moroccans as its definitely a great watch, not at all tedious, and is a powerful wake-up call for our society. Its spiced with humor and lightheartedness, and dredges up the common taboos of our society into plain sight.

As for non-Moroccans, its still a great movie, though you may miss out a little on the dialogue and the linguistic power of the Moroccan dialect.

Two unemployed petty crime youngsters, Karim and Adil, are both struggling with their own problems and life in Casablanca, Morocco. Adil has a drinking and abusive father. The other has a senile father, but they both dreams of going to Malmø, Sweden, where "everybody gets a job", and bring this best friend Adil there as well. But then he needs to get up with 60.000 dirham (local currency) to people smugglers to get there.

The film is a great postcard of Casablanca, shown as a third main role in the film, both day and night, and soundtrack is very well picked out. Smply perfect.

This is the second feature of director Nour Eddine Lakhmari, which obviously is a very talented film maker. The film is packed with interesting Crater's, especially those on the dark side of the city life.

The film depicts both everyday life, poverty and inequality. What we would call reality. But the film also contains a lot of humour. Maybe that is the main problem for many with this film. the humour isn't always easy to get, being a westerner. It seems like overacting more than funny episodes. Still I guess this is often the case with understanding different cultures. And i also find Amercan comedies tending to do the very same, overacting.

The film is well recommended.