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Original title
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Synopsis
Kufid is the diary of the personal and family events of the director who, returning to Brescia after a a visit to locations in Morocco, is blocked at home by the pandemic. With a hint of irony, he confides to Kufid (Covid in the Moroccan dialect) his human and social reflections, ranging from the gentrification of Fez, to the industrialization of the Brescia area and his Moroccan family’s integration into Italy. The account reckons with a virus that is overwhelming lives, families and old habits, but without affecting stereotypes or prejudices, thus leaving unsolved questions in limbo.
Cast
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Films Distribution
Cineclub Internazionale
Production
5e6 S.r.l.
Editing
Elia Moutamid
Cinematography
Elia Moutamid
Editing
Elia Moutamid
Language
Italian, Arabic
Subtitles
Italian
Premiere
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Main awards
Special mention Extr’A Competition (30th FESCAAAL 2021)
Biography
Elia Moutamid has directed numerus short films and two feature-length films of biographical inspiration: Talien (2015) and Kufid (2020). His short film Gaiwan has taken part in more than 75 international film festivals – including Cannes 68 in the Short Film Corner section (France), Paris Court Devant (France) and the ICFF (Canada) — winning about thirty awards and distinctions. Talien has won prestigious distinctions including the Grand Prix of the Jury and the "Gli occhiali di Gandhi” Prize at the Torino Film Festival (2017) and a special mention as best emerging director at the Nastri d’Argento 2018. Kufid is distributed in cinemas by Cineclub Internazionale Distribuzione and was presented at the Torino Film Festival, at the Festival del Cinema Africano, Asia e America Latina of Milan, at the Bridge Film Festival of Verona and was a finalist for the Nastri d’Argento in 2021.
Filmography
2023 – Maka, ff
2020 – Kufid, ff
2017 – Talien, ff
2015 – Gaiwan, sf
2013 – Abbracciami, sf
2008 – Giornata Nera, sf
2007 – KLANdestino, sf