THE RIF LOVER

L'AMANTE DU RIF

By Narjiss NAJJAR

LA PROD - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2011

In northern Morocco, the tragic destiny of Aya, a beautiful young woman of twenty years. Rebellious and insolent, she dreams of a love passion. And it’s with a hashish dealer she’s falling for that she’ll lose her virginity. Refusing to marry a more respectable cousin, Aya will pay for her freedom..

    • Year of production
    • 2011
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • MOROCCO
    • Languages
    • ARABIC
    • Budget
    • 5 - 10 M$
    • Duration
    • 91 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Narjiss NAJJAR
    • Synopsis
    • Aya is 20-years-old and dreams only of love. Her cousin, a film student in France, shows up one day with her handheld camera and a videotape of “Carmen”, Bizet’s famous opera. Aya instantly identifies with the free-spirited Carmen and dreams up a Prince Charming for herself.
      Her imagination quickly merges with the reality of her two brothers, who work for a major drug trafficker, known as ‘The Baron’. When their paths collide one morning, Aya’s life gradually begins its descent into catastrophe..
    • Beginning of shooting
    • Oct 01, 2011