An Ordinary emergency

  • Une urgence ordinaire (Urgent)
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Original title : Une affaire urgente [working title]
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2018
Format : Feature
Running time : 85 (in minutes)
http://www.cineforom.ch/une-urgence-ordinaire

Driss and Zahra leave their fisherman's village to take their six-year-old son, Ayoub, to the emergency room of the Casablanca's public hospital. There they meet Driss' brother, Houcine, with whom they have been in conflict for years. The doctor diagnoses a brain problem requiring immediate action. This is the starting point of a painful journey exhausting each one. Are they ready to do everything to save Ayoub's life?

A film by Mohcine Besri

Switzerland / Morocco, 2018, Drama, 1h25

starring Rachid Mustapha, Fatima Zahra Banacer, Youssef Alaoui

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2nd feature drama

Production: Louise Productions Lausanne, La prod, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producers: Elisa Garbar, Lamia Chraibi
Executive Producer: Elisa Garbar

Directed by: Mohcine Besri
Written by: Mohcine Besri, Cécile Vargaftig
Cinematography: Denis Jutzeler
Editing: Naïma Bachiri
Location Sound Mix: Marianne Roussy
Sound Editing: François Musy, Renaud Musy
Sound Design: Denis Séchaud, Pascal Mazière
Rerecording Sound Mix: François Musy, Renaud Musy
Music: Walead Ben Selim
Compositing: Peter Bernaers
Special Effects: Isabelle Himmelberger, Boris Rabusseau
Lighting: Elias Fernandez Salomon
Costumes: Armelle Demange
Casting: Assia Ismaili

CAST
Rachid Mustapha
Fatima Zahra Banacer
Youssef Alaoui
Saïd Bey
Ghalia Ben Zaouia
Ayoub Layoussifi
Younes Bouab
Noury Hakim
Zakaria Atif


World Sales: Orange Studio


Festivals (a selection)
* Solothurn, 54. Solothurner Filmtage, 24.01.2019 - 31.01.2019
* Busan, 23rd Busan International Film Festival, 04.10.2018 - 13.10.2018

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Driss und Zahra haben ihr Fischerdorf verlassen, um ihren 6-jährigen Sohn Ayoub in die Notaufnahme des öffentlichen Krankenhauses von Casablanca zu bringen. Dort treffen sie Driss' Bruder Houcine, mit dem sie seit Jahren im Streit liegen. Der Arzt diagnostiziert ein Problem im Gehirn, das einen sofortigen Eingriff erfordert. So beginnt ein schmerzhafter Prozess, der alle Beteiligten an ihre Grenzen treibt. Wie weit werden sie gehen, um Ayoub zu retten?

von Mohcine Besri

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