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The Brest European Short Film Festival runs from November 12 to 17, 2024. European, French and Brittany competitions, off-programs, meetings and screenings for young audiences, discover the films selected for this 39th edition!

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CHIKHA

CHIKHA

AYOUB LAYOUSSIFI, ZAHOUA RAJI

France/Maroc / 24'16 / 2024

Image : XAVIER CASTRO

Editing : MEHDI LACHHAB

Production company : HAPAX PRODUCTIONS

1994, FATINE, jeune fille de 17 ans, vit avec sa mère NADIA, chikha(1) de profession, ainsi que son grand-père HAMID, à Azemmour, dans le sud-ouest du Maroc. Bac en poche, Fatine est tiraillée entre deux voix opposées : soit perpétuer la tradition artistique familiale, soit mener une vie plus rangée avec son amoureux Youssef, qui dénigre son héritage artistique sulfureux.

FATINE, a young girl of 17, lives with her mother, NADIA – who is a chikha(1)¬ - in Azemmour, Morrocco. She has just passed her baccalaureate exams and she’s torn between two opposing paths: either committing to the family’s artistic tradition, or a more risk-averse life with her boyfriend, who scorn her heritage. (1) singer and dancer of ‘Aïta’, popular Moroccan music.

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