Café de la plage / English title: Beach cafe Elia Films, Cinetelema et Les films du requin présentent ; adaptation et dialogues de André Techiné et Benoît Graffin ; un film de Benoît Graffin ; scénario, André Techiné et Benoît Graffin avec la participation de Philippe Guiguet Bologne ; réalisation, Benoît Graffin. , France - 1 online resource (1 video file (81 min.)) : sound, color.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2001. Based on a novel by Mohammed M'rabet.

Cinematographer, Yorick Lesaux; editor, Camille Cotte; music, Philippe Miller. Cinematographer, Yorick Lesaux; editor, Camille Cotte; music, Philippe Miller.

Jacques Nolot, Ouassini Embarek, Leïla Belarbi, Dalia Amrani, Meriem Serbah.



Strong-minded but naive Driss makes his living in Tangier doing odd jobs while dating a young European antiques dealer. His attention is increasingly drawn to Fouad, a reclusive cafe owner who excoriates his fellow Moroccans as lazy and lacking ambition. Driss pursues a friendship with Fouad despite his friends' efforts to dissuade him and becomes a victim of the man's underhanded, treacherous nature.


In French and Arabic.

Winner at the Sochi International Film Festival 2002: Best Actor (Ouassini Embarek)


Young men--Morocco--Tangier--Drama.
Coffee shops--Morocco--Tangier--Drama.
Male friendship--Morocco--Drama.


Morocco--Social life and customs--Drama.
Tangier (Morocco)--Drama.


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Feature films.
Internet videos.
Streaming video.