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A strong woman in a patriarchy: in electrifying musical scenes, this Moroccan drama portrays a singer and her fight for recognition. Touda dreams of being a sheikha in Casablanca – one of the highly esteemed divas who perform traditional Aita music. But, as great as her talent is, her world is very small: she lives in the provinces, doing gigs in shabby bars and is the single Mum of a deaf son. Her mostly male audience just see her as a showgirl who’ll be satisfied with a tip and a bit of ogling. But Touda won’t give up and is determined to make it to the stages of the big city.

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NABIL AYOUCH (*1969 in France) is French-Moroccan director, screenplay writer and producer. FILMFEST HAMBURG has shown two films produced by Ayouch: Le Bleu du Caftan (2022) and They Are the Dogs (2013). Ayouch has been invited several times to the Cannes Film Festival, where Everybody Loves Touda had its premiere this year.

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