2024 | Morocco | Fiction

The Blue Lake (Al Marja Zarqa)

  • Darija - 85 mins
  • Director | Daoud Aoulad-Syad
  • Writer | Abdelmjid Seddati, El Houssain Chani, Daoud Aoulad-Syad
  • Producer | Cécile Aoulad-Syad, Abdesselam El Meftahi

STATUS: In Distribution

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Youssef is a twelve-year-old blind orphan. He lives with his grandfather Allal, a taxi driver, and grandmother Ouardia, in a village lost in the desert. One day, Allal surprises him by buying him a camera. Youssef begins to photograph everything around him. After he hears about a trip blind people from abroad make to the blue lake in the desert, Youssef cares about nothing other than making this trip himself.

Blind Orphan Grandfather Grandmother Desert Village Camera
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