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Touda is a Sheikha, a traditional Moroccan singer. Performing in the bars of her provincial town under the gaze of men, she plans to leave for the lights of Casablanca, to gain recognition and ensure a better future for her son.

Abla runs a modest local bakery from her home in Casablanca where she lives alone with her 8-year-old daughter, Warda. When Samia, a young pregnant woman, knocks on their door, Abla is far from imagining that her life will change forever.

A middle-aged tailor and his wife find their relationship challenged by the arrival of a handsome new apprentice.

A group of women in Morocco make a living as prostitutes in a culture that is very unforgiving toward women in that profession.

A group of children living on the street leave their gang, prompting retribution from the gang's leader. After one of the children dies, the rest try to come up with the resources to give their friend a proper burial.

The streets of Casablanca provide the centerpiece for five separate narratives that all collide into one.

A fictional account of the lives of the men responsible for the suicide bombings in Casablanca in 2003.

A young woman attending a conference in Tangier with her husband is kidnapped and raped, but rebuilds her relationship with her husband on a trip to the south of Morocco.

A New York postal worker travels to Egypt to take belly dancing lessons from a legendary instructor.

An Iranian family survives the shah and the ayatollah and moves to France. This story follows the family through it all. Despite the politics, revolution, prison, beatings, assassinations and suicides this is a comedy.

Anas, a former rapper, is employed in a cultural centre. Encouraged by their new teacher, the students will try to free themselves from the weight of traditions to live their passion and express themselves through hip hop culture.

A show focused on substance and meaningful entertainment while staying away from gossip and scandal.

Host Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine discusses current affairs with her columnist and the guest of the day, while a chef cooks them dinner.

Antonio Gasset hosts this show in which recently released movies and DVDs are thoughtfully discussed in a documentary-like way.

An aged Spanish woman in Tangier resists her daughter's decision to sell her home.

Kamel Raoui, a young police inspector in Tanger, investigates the murder of drug-dealer Hakim Tahiri. The victim's mistress Touria, just living for her fatally-ill younger brother Pipo, is considered the main suspect, so Kamel learns more and more about their hard life circumstances. During the observation, the sexually-confused Kamel falls in love with the young woman, but realizes the imminence for Touria and Pipo too late.

The only entertainment for 10-year-old Aya, a domestic helper, is some TV and her fantasies about the sea. With her handicapped neighbor, she seeks a way to make her dream come true.

Three women who are completely different from each other in the way of life, but they have a common point, which is the pathological need to make everyone around them taste suffering. These ladies enter the world of three families and make elaborate plans to steal their happiness and turn their lives upside down.

Amina tries to provide for her family, just as an old acquaintance returns after serving a prison sentence to reopen old wounds.

Two teachers settle in a fishing village, and discover the villagers trapped in the nets of a tyrant named Lahbib who is exploiting them in his coral trade. Men, women and children silently submit to the dictatorship of the octopus. Hassna and Nadia will do everything to free the villagers from this tyranny.

After 20 years spent in jail, a political prisoner is released in the midst of the Arab Spring. A TV crew doing a report on the social movements in Morocco decides to follow him in the quest of hist past...