On the Edge

Sur la planche

Morocco, France, Germany

2011

106 Min

Color

1.85:1

Arabic

Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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PROD Charlotte Vincent, Leïla Kilani

CAST Mouna Bahmad, Nouzha Akel, Sara Betioui, Soufia Issami

ED Tina Baz, Wilfried Blanchard

SOUND Philippe Lecoeur, Laurent Malan

Cannes (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs), San Sebastián (Zabaltegi-Specials), Chicago (World Cinema), Abu Dhabi (Narrative Feature Competition): Jury Special Mention, Göteborg (Arabisk film), Rotterdam (Bright Future), !F Istanbul (!f Inspired)

Synopsis

The “board” of the title is multifold: springboard, diving board or pirate plank. This is the story of an imperiled “brotherhood,” the story of a foursome. The story of four girls on the run, made of love, choices, shattered destinies. They are the protagonists of a film noir under the conflicting auspices of the dream of globalization. –Quinzaine des Réalisateurs

Director

Leïla Kilani

Born in 1970 in Morocco, Leila Kilani has been working as a freelance journalist since 1997. She started working on documentary cinema from 1999, making, among others, Tanger le Bruleurs and Our Forbidden Places. —festivalscope.com