L'Amante du Rif is a film co-produced by Morocco, Belgium and France, directed by Moroccan filmmaker Narjiss Nejjar and released in 2011. The film, a loose adaptation of the novel of the same name written by Nejjar's mother, Noufissa Sbaï, was screened at multiple film festivals.
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Synopsis
The film, set in Chefchaouen, chronicles the tragic destiny of Aya, a rebellious young woman who crosses paths with a drug trafficker, The Baron.
Cast
Nadia Kounda (Aya)
Mourade Zeguendi (The Baron)
Ouidad Elma (Radia)
Nadia Niazi (Aya's mother)
Fehd Benchamsi (Ahed)
Omar Lotfi (Hafid)
Siham Assif (prison guard)
Raoula (diva)