IDFA Bertha Fund
The Mother Of All Lies
Le Mensonge Originel
Asmae El Moudir
Morocco, Germany
Funded in
2020
Grant
Classic: Production & postproduction
Amount
€17,500
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Logline
A family’s web of lies and one young girl’s search to find the truth. Through her own voice, Asmae, daughter and filmmaker, flits between national and personal history to tell the 1981 Bread Riots in Morocco and shows how this event connects with contemporary Moroccan society.
This project received funding in: 2020
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Project Information
Countries of Production
Morocco, Germany
Current production status
Completed
Estimated Length
96 min
Credits
Director
Asmae El Moudir
Asmae El Moudir
Production
Asmae El Moudir for InsightFILMS
Asmae El Moudir for InsightFILMS
Co-production
Silvana Santamaria for Soilfilms GmbH & Co.KG
Silvana Santamaria for Soilfilms GmbH & Co.KG
