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BYE BYE SOUIRTY

( 1998 )
Special Presentations, Centenary Tribute to Youssef Chahine: The Godfather of the New Wave of Arab Cinema |
 
Morocco
,
France
 |
 Arabic |
 92 min

About the film

The film tells the story of three people related to each other by their common itineraries: that of Rabii with his dreams; Kacem who is sick and trying to forget his dark past and Laarbi, an ex-boxer, an ex-convict and a mythomaniac who ends up in loneliness.

Director

Daoud Aoulad-Syad

Photographer, director and screenwriter Daoud Aoulad-Syad was born in Marrakech in 1953. He holds a PhD in Physical Sciences from the University of Nancy, obtained in 1981, and during his studies, his passion for photography began. He held numerous photography exhibitions before joining a filmmaking workshop at the National Film School of Paris (FEMIS). Among his notable films are: Goodbye Wanderer, Waiting for the Wind, (2001)  which won the King Hassan II Award, and Tarfaya (2003) which received the Grand Prize at the Brussels Independent Film Festival, in addition to Waiting for Pasolini (2007)  and The Mosque.

Producer

Daoud Aoulad-Syad

Production Company

Screenplay

Youssef Fadel

Cinematography

Thierry Lebigre

Editing

Ahmed Bounani, Natalie Perrey

Sound

Jérôme Ayasse

Cast

Hassan Essakali, Mohamed Bastaoui, Abdellah Didane, Abdellah Didane, Mohammed Miftah, Nezha Rahile

Contacts

Producer

Daoud Aoulad-Syad

Production Company

Screenplay

Youssef Fadel

Cinematography

Thierry Lebigre

Editing

Ahmed Bounani, Natalie Perrey

Sound

Jérôme Ayasse

Cast

Hassan Essakali, Mohamed Bastaoui, Abdellah Didane, Abdellah Didane, Mohammed Miftah, Nezha Rahile

Contacts

More About Film

In southern Morocco, Kacem, a fairground worker and owner of a traveling lottery booth, hires Rabi, a young transvestite dancer, to tour villages hard hit by drought.Three destinies intertwine and collide.The three of them travel the Moroccan desert. The fairground show is the villagers’ only entertainment, adding to their daily lives the melancholy of rain that refuses to return.Rabii is the pseudonym of a young dancer, whom Kacem meets in a popular hotel and hires. Kacem is a fairground worker and owner of a lottery booth. He travels the country with his son Larbi, who works with him. Larbi hates his father; he doesn’t get along with him at all. Rabii, on the other hand, would like to work in peace, but he is the target of mockery and harassment from people, especially Larbi. The nervous Rabii has difficulty accepting Rabii’s ambiguity and constantly provokes him.During a trip near a village where the grand moussem (annual festival) is to be held, Rabii meets Nezha, a young teacher who is bored in the village. The village chief is having an affair with Nezha and refuses to encourage her transfer to the city. Troubled by Rabii’s appearance, Nezha invites her home and makes her wear the clothes of her fiancé, who disappeared at sea recently. Shortly after, the chief learns of Nezha and Rabii’s relationship. He then decides to move Kacem and Rabii away from the village. Kacem sets up his lottery stand in another village. Customers become increasingly scarce. During a party at the home of Lalla Zahra, a former prostitute who has known Kacem for a long time, Kacem feels unwell. Larbi and Rabii decide to sell all the fairground equipment.The following night, Larbi and Rabii party at the bar on the square, at Saïd’s. They part ways in front of the bar. Larbi gets into the van, which drives off, leaving Rabii alone in front of the bar.Daoud Aoulad-Syad

Producer

Daoud Aoulad-Syad

Screenplay

Youssef Fadel

Cinematography

Thierry Lebigre

Editing

Ahmed Bounani, Natalie Perrey

Sound

Jérôme Ayasse

Cast

Hassan Essakali, Mohamed Bastaoui, Abdellah Didane, Abdellah Didane, Mohammed Miftah, Nezha Rahile

More About Film

In southern Morocco, Kacem, a fairground worker and owner of a traveling lottery booth, hires Rabi, a young transvestite dancer, to tour villages hard hit by drought.Three destinies intertwine and collide.The three of them travel the Moroccan desert. The fairground show is the villagers' only entertainment, adding to their daily lives the melancholy of rain that refuses to return.Rabii is the pseudonym of a young dancer, whom Kacem meets in a popular hotel and hires. Kacem is a fairground worker and owner of a lottery booth. He travels the country with his son Larbi, who works with him. Larbi hates his father; he doesn't get along with him at all. Rabii, on the other hand, would like to work in peace, but he is the target of mockery and harassment from people, especially Larbi. The nervous Rabii has difficulty accepting Rabii's ambiguity and constantly provokes him.During a trip near a village where the grand moussem (annual festival) is to be held, Rabii meets Nezha, a young teacher who is bored in the village. The village chief is having an affair with Nezha and refuses to encourage her transfer to the city. Troubled by Rabii's appearance, Nezha invites her home and makes her wear the clothes of her fiancé, who disappeared at sea recently. Shortly after, the chief learns of Nezha and Rabii's relationship. He then decides to move Kacem and Rabii away from the village. Kacem sets up his lottery stand in another village. Customers become increasingly scarce. During a party at the home of Lalla Zahra, a former prostitute who has known Kacem for a long time, Kacem feels unwell. Larbi and Rabii decide to sell all the fairground equipment.The following night, Larbi and Rabii party at the bar on the square, at Saïd's. They part ways in front of the bar. Larbi gets into the van, which drives off, leaving Rabii alone in front of the bar.Daoud Aoulad-Syad