Dance of Outlaws
Synopsis
A film about a woman who doesn’t exist. Moroccan Hind was raped and consequently denied an official identity – she has no other choice but to work as a prostitute and traditional wedding dancer, but despite the odds of her situation, refuses to give up her dream of dignity, motherhood and love.
This is a story of modern day outlaws, children of prostitutes, abandoned child brides and those who have had to escape to the fringes of patriarchal Moroccan society. Through the eyes of one young woman we see a life of constant struggle, but also a life free of the society’s norms and boundaries. The woman in the centre of the film, Hind, is both vulnerable and courageous as she tries to regain her life, her children and her mere right to live as an equal human being in the 21st century.
Credits
Director:
Mohamed El Aboudi
Producer:
Illume - Pertti Veijalainen & Venla Hellstedt, Road Movies - Timo Korhonen, Piraya Film - Torstein Grude
Editor:
Erik Andersson
Original Music:
Martti Turunen
Written by:
Mohamed El Aboudi
DOP:
Marita Hällfors F.S.C., Aziz El Attar
Cast
“Hind” – Hanan
Bilal
Bouchra
Leila
Noura
Lamia
Fatima
Hasna
Frima
Ghizlane
Asia
Halima
Abderrahim El Hawary
Hamid El Hawwat
Production details
Original title
Häätanssi
Year
2012
Length
85 and 58 min
Language
Arabic
Subtitles
English
Format
DCP
Production company
Illume, Road Movies, Piraya Film
Production country
Finland, Norway
Sales/Distribution
International Sales: DR International Sales. Norwegian Distribution: Kudos Family.
Awards & Festivals
Awards:
2012 Premio Zonta Club Locarno -prize at Locarno Film Festival
Festivals:
2012 Helsinki International Film Festival, Finland
2012 Nordisk Panorama, Oulu, Finland
2012 Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland