Young Vendredi is traversing the Sahara all alone with the aim of reaching Morocco, where he wants to fulfil his dream of joining the circus. On his way, he meets an old man who is also travelling alone. He wants to attend his granddaughter's wedding but has lost his camel. Together, the pair continue on their journey through the deserted wasteland. After their initial mistrust, they develop a special relationship with one another. When the old man falls ill, Vendredi takes care of him. But one day, he finds himself in a circus that is very different to the one he had dreamed of…

starring
Modou Mbow, Hassan Richiou, Ilham Oujri, Mohamed El Kachir

a film by Tawfik BABA

Morocco, 2020, feature narrative, 1h 33min

Director Tawfik Baba:
‘When you just go through some lonely streets and see some foreign guys from Mali, Senegal, Ivory Coast or Burkina Faso...begging and asking strangers for a piece of bread or some money to feed themselves or their kids.... Thus you know: A new age of slavery is raised.'

Original Title: Oliver Black - أوليڤر بلاك
Language: French
Subtitles: Spanish, English
Country: Morocco
Duration: 93 Min. (1h33)
Genre: Drama
Year: 2020

CAST
Modu Mbow... Vendredi (Friday)
Hassan Richiou... White Man
Mohamed Elachi... Soldier
Ilham Oujri... White Man's Grand Daughter

Executive producer: Daphna Ziman
Producers: Rabab Aboulhassani, Tawfik Baba

Director: Tawfik Baba
Writer: Tawfik Baba
Music by Zakaria Nouih
Cinematography by Smail Touil
Film Editing by Yassin Jaber
Lead editor: Aissam Raja
Casting By Mehdi Jghou
Production Design by Brahim Mesaaoudi
Art Direction by Brahim Mesaaoudi
Props: Abdellatif Essabir, Tarik Fikri
Costume Design by Boazza Waradi
Key makeup artist :Meriem Oubela
Production Manager Rabab Aboulhassani
First assistant director: Taleby Abdellatif
Second assistant director: Khaled Taki Elboumshouli
Sound editor / sound mixer: Amine Arrom
Recording engineer: Abbas Dinouri
Boom operator: Fouad Zriouil
Gaffer: Rachid Akhzam
Grip: Abdelali Atel
Camera: Essediq Ghatous, Yassin Jaber, Fatima Ezzahra Seddik
Camera operator: Mecifi Nouereddine
Lighting technician: Adil Zegnoun
Colored by Aissam Raja
Location manager: Abdennour Abderrahim
Assistant location manager: Abdeljalil Jghou
Assistant location manager: Hicham Mojouine
Script supervisor: Marouane Nemsaoui

PRODUCTION COMPANY
7th Sense

DISTRIBUTION
Cinémoi (2020) (USA) (TV)

CONTACT
7thsense.ozt(@)gmail.com

OFFICIAL WEBSITE
https://filmfreeway.com/OliverBlack

WEB (sources)
www.maghrebarts.net/fr/films/oliver-black/
www.imdb.com/title/tt13778298/

DOSSIER DE PRESSE (en anglais) / PRESS KIT
https://imagineindia2015eng.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/press-kit-english-updated.pdf


FESTIVALS / AWARDS / PRIX
* Paulin Vieyra Award (Prix de la Critique Africaine) /// 22nd Khouribga International African Film Festival - FICAK 2022 (May 28 - June 4, 2022) (Morocco, 2022)
* Prix Don Quichotte (Audience Award) /// 22nd Khouribga International African Film Festival - FICAK 2022 (May 28 - June 4, 2022) (Morocco, 2022)
* Mention spéciale pour l'image (Special Mention for Cinematography) /// 22ème Festival International du Cinéma Africain de Khouribga - FICAK 2022 (Maroc, Du 28 mai au 4 juin 2022).
* Nominee /// 78th Golden Globes (2021, USA)
* Selection /// Köln Afrika Film Festival (2021, Cologne, Germany)
* Nominee: Best Feature Film /// Africa International Film Festival - AFRIFF (2021, Lagos, Nigeria)
* Best Cinematography /// FICA International Film Festival de Ciné Austral (Codoba. Argentina 2021)
* Best actor in North Africa (Hassan Richiou) /// ACADEMIE DES SOTIGUI (2021, Burkina Faso)
* Winner: Silver Sparrow Award (Best International Feature Film) /// Diorama International Film Festival (2021)
* Nominee: Best Feature /// Multicultural Film Festival (2021)
* Nominee: Best Film /// Noble International Film Festival and Awards (2021)
* Winner: Kids Vision Award (Best Film) /// The Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival (2021, South Korea)
* Best Film /// GAFF - Galil Adventure Film Festival (Israel 2021)
* Best Actor (to Hassan Richiou) /// CLIT International Film Festival (Setubal. Portugal 2021)
* Nominee: Feature Live Action Narrative /// First-Time Filmmaker Sessions 2021
* Nominee: Best Guerrilla Movie (Best Feature) /// Straight Jacket Guerilla Film Festival 2020
* Nominee: Feature Live Action Narrative /// First-Time Filmmaker Sessions 2020
* Nominee: Best Feature Live Action (Narrative Award) /// Lift-Off Global Network, London 2020
* Selection /// Quibdó Africa Film Festival - QAFF (2020, Quibdó, Colombia)
* Nominee: Best Film Award (Spirit of Faith Grand Prize) /// Religion Today Film Festival 2020
* Nominee: International Jury Award (Spirit of Faith Grand Prize) /// Religion Today Film Festival 2020
* Nominee: Best in Fiction Category /// SIMFEST 2020
* Winner: Jury Prize (Foreign fiction full-length feature film) /// Festival de Cinema de Alter do Chão 2020
* Nominee: Capri Special Award /// Capri, Hollywood (2020, USA)
* Winner: Best Director Award (Tawfik Baba) /// Cinemoi CineFashion Film Awards (2020, Los Angeles, USA)
* Winner: Best actor Award (for Modou Mbow) /// Cinemoi CineFashion Film Awards (2020, Los Angeles, USA)
* Winner: Best Costume Designer (Boazza Waradi) /// Cinemoi CineFashion Film Awards (2020, Los Angeles, USA)
* Official selection // Festival Internacional de Cinema de Lleida Visual Art
(2020, Lleida, Catalogne, Spain)
* Best actor Award in a leading role for HASSAN RICHIOU /// 21st Tangier National Film Festival (2020. Morocco)
* Best actor Award in a supporting role for MODOU MBOW /// 21st Tangier National Film Festival (2020. Morocco)
* Special Mention From The Moroccan Association of Film Critics /// 21st Tangier National Film Festival (2020. Morocco)

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"فندرودي"
شاب إفريقي يعبر الصحراء للالتحاق بالمغرب من أجل احتراف فن السيرك. ينتهي به الأمر ليكون جزءا من سيرك آخر أكبر من الذي كان يحلم به: داعش. ليصبح "أوليفر الأسود