In Morocco, young people want to rap "High and strong"

• "Haut et fort" celebrates the culture and the desire for emancipation of the youth in Morocco.

• Nabil Ayouch signs an exciting musical with young Moroccans who learn rap in a cultural center in Casablanca.

His film made Cannes then Angoulême rap.

With

, Nabil Ayouch signs a Moroccan chronicle full of hope, which makes you want to sing with young people from a cultural center in Casablanca who express themselves through music.

The director of the controversial

(banned in Morocco for insulting morals) this time gives the floor to teenage girls and teenagers coached by a former rapper.

“ 

is a tribute to culture and to all that it can bring, whether created or received,” explains Nabil Ayouch to

.

Rap stronger than the sword

A permanent energy emanates from this work which underlines both the strength of young people and the threats to their freedom of expression. “We surrounded ourselves with dynamic girls and boys who had a lot to say about their lives and their country,” insists the filmmaker. These non-professionals take the piece, the pieces even, so much that they do not let themselves be intimidated when rapping their revolt. "These are the girls who amaze me the most," admits the director. They have a lot to say about the oppression they endure on a daily basis, especially from their families. Including coming from brothers barely older than them who are trying to establish their authority.

Between fiction and reality, the spectator lets himself embark in a film which often takes on the appearance of a musical comedy to better convey its libertarian message.

“Music is a very good way to say what we want to express, insists Nabil Ayouch.

It is an excellent outlet that touches the public while allowing them to let off steam.

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takes place in Morocco, but the values that defends the film are universal.

"It is essential to give money to places of culture that allow you to learn to think", estimates the director.

Find his place

The protagonists of the film demonstrate this by example when they debate among themselves or with adults.

If there is a saying that the pen is stronger than the sword, rap is also a weapon of choice against obscurantism.

, a social film, paints a picture of a city and its inhabitants committed to finding their place in Moroccan society.

“I think everyone has been through this before.

It was my case, ”insists Nabil Ayouch.

His film touches that moment full of promise and anguish, when everything is still possible even when a lot of things are not allowed.

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Cannes Film Festival: Nabil Ayouch makes Casablanca and the Croisette rap "High and Strong"

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