United Arab Emirates / Dec 12, 2008 / Dubai Film Festival
What's white about Casablanca, they should call it Casanegra
2h 11min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A Moroccan-Norwegian co-production about the dark side of Casablanca (Casanegra). In a country where good virtues are the norm in public, Casanegra shows the vices: domestic violence, alcohol abuse and drug abuse. Meet Karim and Adil and their struggle in the big city.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Zakaria Atifi | Taxi driver |
| Hassan Essakali | El Hajj |
| Mohamed Boughaba | Karim's father |
| Haitham El Idrissi | Haitam "The Turtle" |
| Michel Botbol | Rami |
| Abdellatif Chegra | Scrap dealer 1 |
| Abdellah Chakiri | Scrap dealer 2 |
| Mostafa Hamsany | Restaurant owner |
| Khadija Seddad | Cook |
| Touria El Hajjaji | Karim's mother |
| Mouad Jimssi | Karim's brother |
| Kenza Felali | Karim's sister |
| Abdellah Ziad | Cigarette seller 1 |
| Jihad Saadallah | Cigarette seller 2 |
| Rachida Saoudi | Beggar |
| Fouad Saadallah | Man with torch |
| Jaouad Arfaoui | TV owner |
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| Badiaâ Senhaji | Nabila's friend 1 |
| Dounya Ennassiri | Nabila's friend 2 |
| Safaa El Abdellaoui | Young drugged woman |
| Mohammed Alja | Nabila's son |
| Laure Saguez Patricia | The Swedish |
| Said Yessef | Man at the window |
| Abdellilah Ade | Drunk client |
| Zakaria Tamaldou | Client 1 Bar Titan |
| Hamid Tourchi | Client 2 Bar Titan |
| Hicham Bergouchi | Weed smoker 1 |
| Abdelrahman Samadi | Weed smoker 2 |
| Nourredine Karouani | Weed smoker 3 |
| El Mostapha Toubati | Prostitute |
| Hayat Haddad | Prostitute |
| Ahmed Saari | Zrirek's friend 1 |
| Mohamed Chkiry | Zrirek's friend 2 |
| Jilali Abousouka | Zrirek's friend 3 |
| Smail Hazime | The neighbor |
| Abdelhak Saleh | Man with glasses |
| Rkia Khairate | The singer (Chikha) |
| Said Nahli | Musician 1 |
| Mohamed Erbia | Musician 2 |
| Hamid Elhyate | Musician 3 |
| Tarik Rmili | Raja supporter 1 |
| Mourad Dmiyerh | Raja supporter 2 |
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Casanegra |
| Original language | العربية (AR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, Français |
| Production countries | Morocco |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Sigma Technologies, Soread-2M, Centre Cinématographique Marocain, Bodega Films |
| Release date | 24 dicembre 2008 |
| Executive producer | Ali Kettani, Dino Sebti, Omar Jawal |
| Production | Aziz Nadifi |
| Writer | Nour-Eddine Lakhmari, Haitham Idrissi, Youssef Fadel, Naoufell Lhafi |
| Editing | Sarah Mouta, Manar Bouchnak, Andrea Maccari, Paola Salhany |
| Cinematography | Luca Coassin, Mustafa Bedreeddine, Zakaria Bedreeddine, Mohammed Ajjaj |
| Assistant directors | Hicham Hajji, Jean-Marc Benguigui, Haitham Idrissi, Nour-Eddine Lakhmari |
| Lighting | Abdelhadi Bourial, Driss Marzak, Brahim Bourial |
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Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Morocco / Dec 24, 2008
Netherlands / May 21, 2009
France / Oct 21, 2009 / 12
Belgium / Jan 13, 2010
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