Film guide 2017
Volubilis
A newly married couple hopes for a home of its own amid unequal lives in Meknes.
- Original title
- Volubilis
- Director
- Faouzi Bensaïdi
- Year
- 2017
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Story, without spoilers
Abdelkader works as a security guard and Malika as a domestic employee. Newly married, they want enough independence to live together in their own home. Money keeps that wish at a distance, until a violent humiliation at Abdelkader’s workplace places a different strain on their relationship.
Context & recognition
Faouzi Bensaïdi’s drama was presented at Venice Days in 2017. Beginning with an ordinary wish for shared domestic life, it connects a couple’s intimacy to the unequal conditions of work and social standing.
Main characters & cast
Abdelkader
Mouhcine Malzi
A security guard and Malika’s newly married husband.
Malika
Nadia Kounda
A domestic worker hoping to establish a home with him.