Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaKino Lorber has acquired the North American rights to “Casablanca Beats” and plans to push the film for awards consideration.
The film, which is Morocco’s official submission to the 94th Academy Awards, debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was warmly embraced by critics.
It’s director Nabil Ayouch’s fifth film to be submitted by the country. Kino Lorber previously released Ayouch’s film “Horses of God” in 2012, which was also an Oscar submission.In “Casablanca Beats,” a former rapper takes a job at a cultural center in an underprivileged neighborhood in Casablanca.
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