Les yeux secs was Nejjar's first feature film. It deals with several subjects, particularly the emancipation of women and the control of men over their destiny. She initially planned on making a documentary about the village in question, but ultimately chose to make a fictional film as she sensed a reluctance on the part of the village's inhabitants.[6][7][8]
The film, set in the Berber towns of Aghbala and Tizi N'Isly and shot in Tamazight, was a commercial success in France, but faced domestic controversy. The women of Aghbala and Tizi filed a lawsuit against Nejjar for defamation.[9]
An old woman gets out of prison after 25 years. Outside, she meets Fahd, a young bus driver who offers to take her back to her village. The old woman accepts but warns him that she will pass him off as her son, because it is a village of women who offer their bodies, where only men who pay can enter. The prostitutes are encouraged to abandon their children at birth so that the new generation is not trapped in this tragic fate. These women, who dream of being loved, must therefore keep their eyes dry and hide their pain. The old woman finds her daughter, Hala, the meanspirited, authoritarian leader of the village, whom she abandoned 25 years earlier. She decides to free this community from its curse.[10][11][12]
Castedit
Siham Assif (as Hala)
Khalid Benchagra (as Fahd, the driver)
Fatima "Raouia" Harrandi (as Mina, the old woman)
Rafika Belhaj (as Zinba)
Awards and accoladesedit
Moroccan National Film Festival 2003:
Prize for the Best Directorial Debut (for Narjiss Nejjar)[13]
Prize for the Best Female Role (for Fatima "Raouia" Harrandi)[13]
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Les Yeux secs US title Cry No More 1 is a French Moroccan film directed by Narjiss Nejjar and released in 2003 2 3 The critically acclaimed film was selected for the Directors Fortnight in Cannes the FIFF and the Marrakech Film Festival It won numerous awards including the Bayard d Or for Best Screenplay in Namur 4 5 Les yeux secsAl Ouyoune El JaffaDirected byNarjiss NejjarWritten byNarjiss NejjarCinematographyDenis GravouilEdited byEmmanuelle PencaletMusic byGuy Roger DuvertProductioncompaniesJbila Mediterranee Prod Soread 2M Morocco Terre Sud Films France Distributed byFilms sans FrontieresRelease date2003Running time116 minutesCountriesMorocco FranceLanguagesMoroccan Arabic BerberBudget 600 000Les yeux secs was Nejjar s first feature film It deals with several subjects particularly the emancipation of women and the control of men over their destiny She initially planned on making a documentary about the village in question but ultimately chose to make a fictional film as she sensed a reluctance on the part of the village s inhabitants 6 7 8 The film set in the Berber towns of Aghbala and Tizi N Isly and shot in Tamazight was a commercial success in France but faced domestic controversy The women of Aghbala and Tizi filed a lawsuit against Nejjar for defamation 9 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Awards and accolades 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis editAn old woman gets out of prison after 25 years Outside she meets Fahd a young bus driver who offers to take her back to her village The old woman accepts but warns him that she will pass him off as her son because it is a village of women who offer their bodies where only men who pay can enter The prostitutes are encouraged to abandon their children at birth so that the new generation is not trapped in this tragic fate These women who dream of being loved must therefore keep their eyes dry and hide their pain The old woman finds her daughter Hala the meanspirited authoritarian leader of the village whom she abandoned 25 years earlier She decides to free this community from its curse 10 11 12 Cast editSiham Assif as Hala Khalid Benchagra as Fahd the driver Fatima Raouia Harrandi as Mina the old woman Rafika Belhaj as Zinba Awards and accolades editMoroccan National Film Festival 2003 Prize for the Best Directorial Debut for Narjiss Nejjar 13 Prize for the Best Female Role for Fatima Raouia Harrandi 13 Prize for Best Costumes for Hayat Sbai 13 2003 Namur International Francophone Film Festival Bayard d or for Best Screenplay 14 References edit Pallister Janis L Hottell Ruth A 2011 Noteworthy Francophone Women Directors A Sequel Lexington Books ISBN 978 1 61147 443 5 Archived from the original on 2021 11 29 Retrieved 2021 11 29 Les Yeux secs Directors Fortnight Archived from the original on 2021 04 20 Retrieved 2021 11 29 CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN www ccm ma Archived from the original on 2021 11 29 Retrieved 2021 11 29 Les Yeux secs 2004 www unifrance org in French Archived from the original on 2020 10 29 Retrieved 2021 11 29 Les yeux secs PCMMO Panorama des Cinemas du Maghreb et du Moyen Orient in French 2014 02 11 Archived from the original on 2021 01 21 Retrieved 2021 11 29 MATIN LE 18 May 2004 Le Matin Les Yeux secs et la camera citoyenne de N Nejjar comment un film devient un enjeu politicien Le Matin in French Archived from the original on 2021 11 29 Retrieved 2021 11 29 Videau Andre 2004 Les yeux secs Film marocain de Narjiss Nejjar Hommes amp Migrations 1250 1 117 118 Archived from the original on 2021 11 29 Retrieved 2021 11 29 Touaf Larbi Boutkhil Soumia 2008 The World as a Global Agora Critical Perspectives on Public Space Cambridge Scholars ISBN 978 1 4438 0000 6 Archived from the original on 2021 11 29 Retrieved 2021 11 29 Orlando Valerie Orlando Valerie K 2011 05 24 Screening Morocco Contemporary Depictions in Film of a Changing Society Ohio University Press ISBN 978 0 89680 281 0 Archived from the original on 2021 11 29 Retrieved 2021 11 29 Ce que cache Les yeux secs Aujourd hui le Maroc in French 13 May 2004 Archived from the original on 2021 11 29 Retrieved 2021 11 29 MATIN LE 24 June 2003 Le Matin Drame Les Yeux secs de Narjiss Nejjar les yeux qui crient Le Matin in French Archived from the original on 2021 11 29 Retrieved 2021 11 29 Azoury Philippe Les Yeux secs comme un coup de trique Liberation in French Archived from the original on 2021 09 25 Retrieved 2021 11 29 a b c jurynat7 www ccm ma Archived from the original on 2017 12 14 Retrieved 2021 11 29 FIFF Palmares 2003 2003 30 ans 30 FIFF Archives archive wikiwix com Archived from the original on 2021 11 29 Retrieved 2021 11 29 External links editLes yeux secs 2003 film at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Les yeux secs amp oldid 1202620941, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
