DVD of the Week: Marock

Exceptionally, the DVD of the Week is on Thursday and not Friday this week. The reason is simple: it's complicated to have a decent internet connection at 10 000 feet above the ground.

I came across Marock accidentally, reading an article describing the strong criticism on the film, due to the onscreen presence of Muslims drinking alcohol, smoking cannabis, and only thinking about going to nightclubs. Inevitably, I was intrigued.

The story follows a young girl at the French high school of Casablanca. She falls in love with a boy who's a little older than her. One little problem: he is Jewish. I honestly expected a melodrama in the vein of "The Young and the Restless", but ultimately, the director has kept exaggeration from affecting her film.

In some instances, the film was a little immature and gave too much importance to things that did not deserve it. But at the same time, how do you make a film about a teenage girl, without having her being a bit immature and giving too much importance to useless things?

In short, this is clearly not one of my favorite movies, but I rather enjoyed the experience to finally see a decent Moroccan film .

Directed by Laila Marrakchi. With Mathieu Boujenah and Morjana Alaoui