Taif Nizar

The film tells about the Moroccan past in its black section in the years of lead, the experience of the left in Morocco, and the wave of arrests at that time. After the 1971 coup attempt, the soldiers began to defend themselves that they were carrying out orders. The former Minister of the Interior, ADISC, asks for a written order to do his work. Everyone hides behind duty. Khaled is a young doctor in a hospital in Casablanca. He meets a man on death row. He killed all his family members. His name is Jamal, a detective who was working alongside a man he met a year ago with a burner. Jamal could not burn Ahmed al-Sabbar, so he killed all his family except his daughter Lamia, then burned the bodies, and blamed Ahmed al-Sabbar, who remained silent. The judge who sentenced Ahmed suffers from marital problems His wife is cheating on him with a young advisor, so the lover is killed and the circles go round.

Directed by Kamal Kamal, Taif Nizar leans on a strong ensemble — Abdallah Amrani, Mohamed Miftah, Mohamed Bastaoui — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 2002.