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Adam (2019 Moroccan film)
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Wikipedia article
'Adam' is a 2019 Moroccan drama film directed by Maryam Touzani. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Plot
The film focuses on Samia, a young unwed pregnant mother who goes looking for work and is taken in by a widowed baker, Abla. The film was inspired by a similar situation Touzani experienced where her parents sheltered a heavily pregnant woman in Tangier for several days during a time when being an unwed pregnant woman was illegal in Morocco.
Cast
* Lubna Azabal as Abla
* Nissrine Erradi as Samia
* Douae Belkhaouda as Warda
* Aziz Hattab as Slimani
* Hasnaa Tamtaoui as Rkia
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews from critics, with an average rating of .
See also
* List of submissions to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
* List of Moroccan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
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