THE WOMEN IN BLOCK J
A film by Mohamed Nadif
Fiction -97 minutes - Color - Scope - DCP 4K – Morocco/France – Novenber 2019
Three patients and a nurse from a women's psychiatric ward in Casablanca,
Morocco, confront their suffering and forge a strong friendship, escaping in
occasional nocturnal escapades that slowly help to bring them back to life.
Assma EL HADRAMI, Jalila TALEMSSI, Imane MECHRAFI, Rim FETHI, Fatima Attif, Nisrin ERRADI, Kenza FRIDOU, Malika EL OMARI, Aziz EL FADILI, Avishay BENAZRA, Asmaa BENZAKOUR, Fatima HARAKAT, Fouad RAHIL…
Coproduction: SNRT
Associated production: Les films de l’Etranger (France)
Producers: Mohamed NADIF and Rachida SAADI
Associate coproducer: Philippe AVRIL
Script: Mohamed NADIF and Assma EL HADRAMI
Director: Mohamed NADIF
1st assistant director: Amina SAADI
DOP : Kamal DERKAOUI C.S.C
Sound: Abdelmounaïme ENNOKRA
Editing: Marie-Pierre RENAUD
Original music: Younès MEGRI
Costume Designer: Anissa REGGAB
Set Designer: Samir ISSOUM
- World premiere on November 27, 2019 at the 41th Cairo International Film Festival (20 – 29 Nov. 2019)
- Moroccan premiere on December 2, 2019 at the 18th Marrakech International Film Festival (29 Nov. – 7 Dec. 2019)