The peaceful atmosphere of a Moroccan family holiday is shattered by a shocking event: Hassan molests his twelve-year-old cousin in secret. After the incident comes to light, the adults are faced with a difficult decision of whether to preserve the family or to confront the uncomfortable situation.

Sun-dappled compositions belie murky secrets in Nadir Taji’s sobering debut, which stages a startling collision of revelry and discord. Treating the sensitive subject of abuse with thoughtfulness and empathy, Family Feast rigorously probes the patriarchal tolerance that begets gender-based violence.