Zero

Morocco / 2012 / Arabic dialogue with English subtitles / 110 minutes

Amine Bertale, nicknamed ”Zero” is a police officer in his mid thirties, pacing the streets of Casablanca surrounded by loss and futility and the corruption of everyone around him. He is burdened with the care of his disabled father, from whom he bears constant curses. When he needs money, he cooperates with Mimi, to set up men looking for prostitutes. One day everything changes when he meets a mother looking for her missing daughter.

The Morcoccan filmmaker Nour Eddine Lakhamri , began his career in filmmaking in Academy of Film in Oslo. In 2005 he released his first feature Le Regard. His film Casa Negra has recieved several awards and was Moroccan nomination to Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars in 2010.

Director: Nour-Eddine Lakhmari
Writer: Nour-Eddine Lakhmari
Cast: Younès Bouab, Mohamed Majd, Zineb Samara
DOP: Luca Coassin
Producer: Timlif production