The Bitter Orange | |
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Directed by | Bouchra Ijork |
Written by | Bahiya Soussi Abdellah |
Produced by | Soread 2M |
Starring |
Houda Rihani Youssef Joundy |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Morocco |
Language | Arabic |
The Bitter Orange ( Arabic: البرتقالة المرة) is a 2007 Moroccan film directed by Bouchra Ijork starring Houda Rihani and Youssef Joundy set in Asilah in the 1980s. [1] The film was first aired on television during Ramadan of 2007 on 2M. [2] [3]
The story of the film revolves around a girl who falls in love with a police officer who catches her picking bitter oranges. [1] The officer's marriage to someone else causes her much suffering. [1]
Bouchra Ijork cites the support she received from Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi as vital. [1] Ijork sought to present authentic Moroccanness in all details of the film: clothing, decoration, makeup, and music. [1] She also cited criticisms of Moroccan love stories as lacking emotional expression as a driving source of inspiration to prove the opposite. [1]
The film The Bitter Orange made of its stars Houda Rihani and Youssef Joundy an in-demand on-screen couple. [1]
K'lma, a duet with Sakina Lafdaili and Fayçal Azizi, performed the song "Warda 'Ala Warda" (وردة على وردة "Rose Upon Rose"). [4]
The Bitter Orange | |
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Directed by | Bouchra Ijork |
Written by | Bahiya Soussi Abdellah |
Produced by | Soread 2M |
Starring |
Houda Rihani Youssef Joundy |
Release date |
|
Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Morocco |
Language | Arabic |
The Bitter Orange ( Arabic: البرتقالة المرة) is a 2007 Moroccan film directed by Bouchra Ijork starring Houda Rihani and Youssef Joundy set in Asilah in the 1980s. [1] The film was first aired on television during Ramadan of 2007 on 2M. [2] [3]
The story of the film revolves around a girl who falls in love with a police officer who catches her picking bitter oranges. [1] The officer's marriage to someone else causes her much suffering. [1]
Bouchra Ijork cites the support she received from Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi as vital. [1] Ijork sought to present authentic Moroccanness in all details of the film: clothing, decoration, makeup, and music. [1] She also cited criticisms of Moroccan love stories as lacking emotional expression as a driving source of inspiration to prove the opposite. [1]
The film The Bitter Orange made of its stars Houda Rihani and Youssef Joundy an in-demand on-screen couple. [1]
K'lma, a duet with Sakina Lafdaili and Fayçal Azizi, performed the song "Warda 'Ala Warda" (وردة على وردة "Rose Upon Rose"). [4]