The Bitter Orange

The Bitter Orange (2007)

البرتقالة المرة

Souadia's monotonous life changes after an encounter with a police officer (Amin) next to an orange tree

Date of release
2007-09-14
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Bouchra Ijork

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Asilah

The Bitter Orange is a 2007 Moroccan drama film directed by Bouchra Ijork, starring Houda Rihani and Youssef Joundy set in Asilah in the 1980s. The film was first aired on television during Ramadan of 2007 on 2M.

Production

Bouchra Ijork cites the support she received from Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi as vital. Ijork sought to present authentic Moroccanness in all details of the film: clothing, decoration, makeup, and music. She also cited criticisms of Moroccan love stories as lacking emotional expression as a driving source of inspiration to prove the opposite.

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