2025 edition · Morocco Focus
La mère de tous les mensonges Asmae El Moudir
01 — Synopsis
In Casablanca, director Asmae El Moudir builds with her father a model of her childhood neighbourhood and figurines of her family. By questioning her relatives, and the grandmother who rules the household, she brings to light the family’s unspoken truths and the memory of the 1981 bread riots.
02 — Technical details
Technical details.
DirectorAsmae El Moudir
ScreenplayAsmae El Moudir
MusicNass El Ghiwane
CastZahra Jeddaoui, Mohamed El Moudir
ProductionInsight Films, Fig Leaf Studios, Al Jazeera Documentary, Red Sea Fund
CountryMorocco, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
GenreDocumentary
Running time96 min
Awards
Cannes Film Festival 2023: Un Certain Regard Award for Best Director