TAZZEKA

A film by Jean-Philippe Gaud

Fiction / 95 minutes / Color / DCP / 4K / 1,85 / 5.1 / France – Morocco 2017

Language : French Moroccan Arabic

Subtitles : French English

World premiere on December 2, 2011, in the Coup de Cœur section, at the 11th Edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival.

Released in France : on October 10. 2018

Released in Morocco : on November 7. 2018

Synopsis:

Growing up in the Moroccan village of Tazzeka, Elias learned the secrets of traditional Moroccan cuisine from his grandmother who raised him. Years later, meeting a top Paris chef and a young woman named Salma inspires him to leave home.

In Paris, Elias faces unstable work and financial hardship as an undocumented immigrant. But he also finds friendship with Souleymane, who helps revive his passion for cooking

Cast:

Elias : Mahdi Belem
Salma : Ouidad Elma
Julien Blanc : Olivier Sitruk
Youssef : Abbes Zahmani
Souleymane : Adama Diop
Grand-mère : Khadija Bouzekri

Producers:

A FRANCO-MOROCCAN CO-PRODUCTION ® 2017 TAKKA Films (France) / AWMAN Productions (Morocco)

Director & Scriptwriter: Jean-Philippe Gaud
Cinematographer : Rémi Mazet
Sound Operator : Bruno Ehlinger
Set Designer : Elodie martin
Editor : Jean-Philippe Gaud
Composers: Simon Mimoun et Chadi Chouman

Director: Jean-Philippe Gaud

Jean-Philippe Gaud graduated in editing from la Fémis, France’s national film school in Paris. Upon graduation, he directed his first short films and worked as an editor with various directors,...

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