Much Loved: for Nabil Ayouch, “we must fight for it … – Screenrush

The director Nabil Ayouch and actresses for his film Much Loved the subject of threats since the presentation of the film at Cannes. At the same time the resistance is organized …

It is already far time for Cannes Much Loved. If Nabil Ayouch film marked the fortnight for the power of his words and the quality of interpretation, now the time has come controversy and threats

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In an interview with Libération, Moroccan director says now be protected by a bodyguard and have permanently two security guards outside his office. As for his magnificent actresses, they are “somewhere safe.”

Why these measures? Because Much Loved unveiled the eyes of the world cinema an inglorious reality of Morocco, a country where religious fundamentalism is also a reality, and that the threats received by the director and his actresses are now taken very seriously. In Morocco, the film has also been banned by the Ministry of Communication even before the broadcast application was filed! A decision Nabil Ayouch regret, of course, implying that “gesture” makes earth changes “fantastic” for freedom of expression in Morocco for 15 years

Despite this tense climate, Ayouch tries to maintain a bright optimism. “People fight daily so that Morocco continues to advance. Besides that, there are regressions, like the illegal and unilateral ban of the film by the ministry. What is important today is to stay vigilant and to fight for our rights. “

The support of the World cinema

A little everywhere support Ayouch and actresses is organized. The Society of Film Directors (SRF) has published a text denouncing ” violation of freedom of expression, freedom of the director to expose his work, freedom of spectators who may not have access to the film in Moroccan cinemas. “ A petition of already signed by Arnaud Desplechin, Laurent Cantet, Jaco van Dormael, Michel Hazanavicius or Romain Goupil, accompanies this forum.

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Much Loved released in theaters on September 16!

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