Casablanca Beats (; ) is a 2021 Moroccan drama film directed by Nabil Ayouch. In June 2021, the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. The film was produced by Ali n' Productions. It is reportedly the first Moroccan film to be selected to compete for the Palme d'Or since 1962. The film was shot at Les Etoiles de Sidi Moumen, a cultural centre that director Ayouch co-founded with Mahi Binebine in 2014. It was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.
Plot In Sidi Moumen, a group of talented teens aspire to put on a rap concert.
Cast Anas Basbousi as Anas Ismail Adouab as Ismail Nouhaila Arif as Nouhaila Zineb Boujemaa as Zineb Meriem Nakkach as Meriem Abdelilah Basbousi as Abdou Amina Kannan as Amina Mehdi Razzouk as Mehdi Soufiane Belalli as Soufiane Maha Menan as Maha Samah Barigou as Samah Marwa Kniniche as Marwa Abderrahim Errahman Sophia Akhmisse
See also List of submissions to the 94th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film List of Moroccan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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