

Casanegra
2008-12-24 · 131 min · ★ 6.7
A Moroccan-Norwegian co-production about the dark side of Casablanca (Casanegra). In a country where good virtues are the norm in public, Casanegra shows the vices: domestic violence, alcohol abuse and drug abuse. Meet Karim and Adil and their struggle in the big city.
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Production details
- Directors
- Nour-Eddine Lakhmari
- Production companies
- Sigma Technologies, Soread-2M, Centre Cinématographique Marocain, Bodega Films
- Countries
- Morocco
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,460,910
- Revenue
- USD 89,932
Top Cast
Anas El BazKarim
Omar LotfiAdil
Mohamed BenbrahimZrirek
Ghita TaziNabila
Driss RoukheAdil's stepfather
Fatima Herandi RaouyaBarmida
Zakaria AtifiTaxi driver
Hassan EssakaliEl Hajj
Abdellah ChakiriScrap dealer 2Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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