In Marrakech Inshallah the film's title refers to the main character Aziz and his hope that-God willing he will realize his dream of leaving his mountain village for a better life in the city of Marrakech.
Shot in Arabic and Berber and using local actors, the 90-minute movie was filmed in the Moroccan cities of Marrakech, Rich, and Essouaira by American director Steffen Pierce who describes the film as "the classic story of young men looking for better lives in a bigger city in Africa, but things of course don't work out."

Inspired by American author Paul Bowles, this lyrical tale about a Moroccan boy who runs away to Marrakech to find a lost brother draws the viewer into the poverty, magic and daily struggle of Marrakech's street kids. This is a story of North Africa's abandoned youth, torn between the traditions of the past and encroaching Western consumer values.


US/Morocco, 2007, 90mins, drama, 16mm, Color, Arabic/Berber with English subtitles, Steffen Pierce / Christian Pierce, dirs.



USA, Morocco 2006
Directors: Steffen Fisker Pierce, Christian Pierce
Producer: Steffen Fisker Pierce, Mohammed Raddad
Production company: Pierce Productions, Raddad Productions
Sales: Pierce Productions
Print source: Pierce Productions
Scenario: Christian Pierce
Cast: Aziz Raddad, Hammadi Raddad, Fatima El Ghali, Hammu Zerwal, Moulay Hachem Raddad
Photography: Steffen Pierce
Editor: Christian Pierce, Brad Anderson
Art Design: Mohammed Raddad
Sound: Greg McCleary
Music: Hammadi Raddad

Length: 1h30


FESTIVALS

2008 | IFFR 2008 - 37th International Film Festival Rotterdam | ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands | www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com |
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World premiere


2007 | NYADFF | NEW YORK, Usa |
> Selection - Time & Tide