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The Mother of All Lies ( Arabic: كذب أبيض, romanized : kadib ʿabyaḍ, lit. 'White Lies') is a 2023 Arabic-language documentary film directed, written, produced and edited by Asmae El Moudir. The film explores the director's search for truth in her family background, combining personal and national history. [3]
Oct 23, 2023 · A Moroccan filmmaker explores her family history and the 1981 Bread Riots, a massacre of protesters in Morocco. The film blends interviews and claymation to examine lies, memory and truth in the context of national history.
May 26, 2023 · ‘The Mother of All Lies’ Review: An Inspired Moroccan Documentary Tackles Family Secrets and a Nation’s History. Helmer Asmae El Moudir won the best director prize in Cannes' Un Certain...
Jul 26, 2023 · Winner of the Best Director prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir uses hand-made figurines and models to uncover layers of personal and political history. Get ...
A documentary about a young filmmaker's quest to uncover the secrets of her past in Casablanca. The film explores the themes of identity, memory and truth through interviews, archival footage and personal reflections.
May 24, 2023 · Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir explores her childhood memories and the secrets of her family and country through a handmade diorama. She recreates her grandmother's house and the 1981 Bread Riots, where a girl named Fatima died and was erased from the official record.
The Mother of All Lies. Using figurines in a handmade set that recreates her neighbourhood, a Moroccan director explores her family’s and country’s secrets. As Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir helps her parents vacate her childhood home in Casablanca, she realises the depth and complexity of her family’s secrets.
