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Coming from a humble village, Hanane is determined to make a name for herself as the founder and member of the only female troupe of horsewomen representing Marrakech. But the challenges are daunting, as Fantasia, a Moroccan festivity of battle bravery, is a costly and traditionally male-only activity.
To make a name for herself as the only female performer in the Marrakesh area, Hanane, a young woman from a modest Moroccan village, has raised her own troupe of female riders. The challenges are considerable since fantasia, a festive celebration of equestrian warfare, is a costly and traditionally male-exclusive activity. In the face of social injustices, clashes with her father, cultural pressures, Hanane fights day after day to make her dream come to life. With bulldozers threatening to tear down her village to build luxury suburbs, she knows she has no time to lose. If she wants to save her family and her horses, she needs to gain recognition. She sets upon taking her troupe to the most prestigious moussem in Morocco, where the best riders in the kingdom compete every year.

Credits

Director
Mouhssine El Badaoui
Screenwriter
Mouhssine El Badaoui
Producer
Karim Aitouna, Isabel De la Serna, Matthieu Frances, Mark Daems
Production Company
Waq Waq Studio, Playtime Films, Associate Directors

About the Director

Mouhssine El Badaoui
Mouhssine El Badaoui was born in Casablanca to a family of performers. He first worked as a technician in the El Badaoui theatre company, then as an actor and stage director. He took part in several tours in the kingdom and has directed several radio programmes, TV shows and theatre plays. He went on to study movie directing in the Institut des Arts de Diffusion in Belgium, where he graduated with
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