The Curse

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The Curse, is a 2012 Moroccan movie, directed by Fyzal Boulifa, and starring Ibtissam Zabara, Abdel Jalil Abdelaoui, Sabrine Sghiri. with a runtime of 16 minutes.

Overview

The Curse is an award-winning short film by Moroccan-British director Fyzal Boulifa, winner of the Cannes Film Festival prize and nominated for a BAFTA. An allegory of emancipation drawn from his mother's experience growing up in Morocco, the film is produced by Gavin Humphries and also received the Fujifilm Prize and a Sundance selection. Dense with meaning and crafted with precision, The Curse uses the language of symbolic storytelling to explore themes of identity, womanhood, and freedom — establishing Boulifa as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Arab-British cinema.

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