The Mother of All Lies (ENG SUBS)

A white lie may seem harmless, but in director Asmae El Moudir’s home, more lies than truths were told. In the lively neighborhood of Casablanca where she grew up, her dominating grandmother ruled everything: the past was kept hidden, and there were no photos on the walls. In an attempt to unravel this unspoken history, she reconstructs her neighborhood as a model. Together with family and neighbors, she unorthodoxly reconstructs not only her painful personal history but also the shared history of Casablanca that has long been concealed. The daring and creative The Mother of All Lies won two awards at the Cannes Film Festival and was Morocco’s Oscar submission.