In “Badass Moroccan Girl,” Hicham El Asri films everything that moves

In “Badass Moroccan Girl,” Hicham El Asri satirizes Moroccan society loyal to its customs. And very bad if it is an overdose. Distributed by Concept Mena, this feature film, which is scheduled to be released nationally on May 1, is a continuation of the same successful web capsule produced by Lasri, “Bissara Overdose”.

This time again, Fadwa Tlaib, her favorite actress and lead actress, is speaking in front of the camera. Cathy, her character, is a young Moroccan woman approaching thirty, dreaming of better days. She fights every day to make a living.

Wanting to be a voice for those marginalized in society, the director and author of “C’est their les chien” surrounded himself, as well as Fadwa Taleb, with actors who were accustomed to acting in most of his films. Salah Ben Saleh and Malik Akhmis are part of the cast, and each of them plays a role with a somewhat strange and borderline personality. There is nothing shocking when we learn that Hisham Al-Asri’s cinema prefers to criticize religion and use familiar words and crude scenes. A little bit of his brand…

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Satirical drama or black comedy? The film “Moroccan Badass Girl” or “Maroukiah Hara”, which was already shown during the last edition of the Marrakesh International Film Festival, is a bit of both. If black is the color that distinguishes the film from beginning to end, Hisham Al-Asri still wants to carry with it a touch of hope. “The Wicked Moroccan Girl is a black comedy set in the city of Casablanca, a declaration of love for Moroccan women in all their splendor and struggle.“, explains the director.

A way for Al-Asri to celebrate the fighting spirit of Moroccan women, who are not submissive or victims as imagined, but rather a pioneer who fights, falls, and then rises again. Women, according to Hisham Al-Asri, are fighters, and from their very emotional fragility, they are able to derive their strength.