Casablanca Beats

{{short description|2021 film}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Casablanca Beats

| image =

| caption =

| director = Nabil Ayouch

| producer = Nabil Ayouch
Amine Benjelloun

| writer = Nabil Ayouch
Maryam Touzani

| starring = {{Plainlist|

• Anas Basbousi
• Ismail Adouab
• Nouhaila Arif
• Zineb Boujemaa
• Meriem Nakkach
• Abdelilah Basbousi

}}

| music = Fabien Kourtzer
Mike Kourtzer

| cinematography = Amine Messadi
Virginie Surdej

| editing = Marie-Hélène Dozo
Julia Gregory
Yassir Hamani

| production_companies = Les Films du Nouveau Monde
Ali n' Productions
Unité de Production
Ad Vitam

| distributor = Ad Vitam (France)

| released = {{film date|2021|7|15|Cannes|2021|11|3|Morocco|2021|11|17|France|df=yes}}

| runtime = 102 minutes

| country = Morocco
France

| language = Moroccan Arabic

| budget =

| gross = $139,923{{cite Box Office Mojo|id=14773800|title=Casablanca Beats (2021)|access-date=2 December 2022}}

}}

Casablanca Beats ({{Langx|ar|علي صوتك|ʿali sawtek|raise your voice}}; {{langx|fr|Haut et Fort|lit=high and loud}}) is a 2021 Moroccan drama film directed by Nabil Ayouch.{{cite web|url=https://telquel.ma/2021/06/03/festival-de-cannes-casablanca-beats-de-nabil-ayouch-en-competition-officielle_1724396|title=Festival de Cannes : "Casablanca Beats" de Nabil Ayouch, en compétition officielle|work=Telquel|date=3 June 2021|access-date=3 June 2021|language=es}} In June 2021, the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2021-cannes-lineup-1234961248/ |title=Sean Penn, Wes Anderson, Ildikó Enyedi Join 2021 Cannes Lineup |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=3 June 2021 |access-date=3 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/06/2021-cannes-film-festival-lineup-1234641655/ |title=Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or |work=IndieWire |access-date=3 June 2021}} The film was produced by Ali n' Productions.{{Cite web|title=Moroccan slum kids film up for top prize at Cannes {{!}}|url=https://thearabweekly.com/moroccan-slum-kids-film-top-prize-cannes|access-date=21 June 2021|website=AW|language=en}} It is reportedly the first Moroccan film to be selected to compete for the Palme d'Or since 1962.{{Cite web|date=4 June 2021|title=Cannes: Moroccan film in competition for 1st time in 59 yrs - English Service|url=https://www.ansa.it/english/newswire/english_service/2021/06/04/cannes-moroccan-film-in-competition-for-1st-time-in-59-yrs_c03ca144-f25e-4904-8293-54926dfd20c8.html|access-date=21 June 2021|website=ANSA.it|language=en}} The film was shot at Les Etoiles de Sidi Moumen, a cultural centre that director Ayouch co-founded with Mahi Binebine in 2014.{{Cite web|last=Goodfellow|first=Melanie|title=Wild Bunch boards Nabil Ayouch's 'Casablanca Beats', posts 'Titane', 'Deception' deals (exclusive)|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/wild-bunch-boards-nabil-ayouchs-casablanca-beats-posts-titane-deception-deals-exclusive/5160278.article|url-status=live|website=Screen Daily|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607085112/https://www.screendaily.com/news/wild-bunch-boards-nabil-ayouchs-casablanca-beats-posts-titane-deception-deals-exclusive/5160278.article |archive-date=7 June 2021 }} It was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.{{cite web |url=https://moroccolatestnews.com/preselection-of-the-oscars-2022-best-international-film-morocco-represented-by-haut-et-fort-by-nabil-ayouch/ |title=Preselection of the Oscars 2022 (Best International Film): Morocco represented by "Haut et Fort" by Nabil Ayouch |work=Morocco Latest News |date=7 September 2021 |access-date=7 September 2021 |archive-date=3 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403232938/https://moroccolatestnews.com/preselection-of-the-oscars-2022-best-international-film-morocco-represented-by-haut-et-fort-by-nabil-ayouch/ |url-status=dead }}