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.
Acting
Anas El Baz and Omar Lotfi feel like actual brothers, not performances.
Direction
Lakhmari shoots Casablanca like a living thing that might swallow you.
Production
Rare unfiltered look at Moroccan working-class neighborhoods.
Director
Nour-Eddine Lakhmari
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the first Moroccan films to explicitly criticize domestic violence and drug culture without government censorship interference — released during a brief liberalization window.
The title's provocative wordplay ('Casanegra' = Black House) caused distribution headaches in Arab markets where it was briefly banned in several countries.
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