Whoever falls in Marrakesh stays in Marrakesh... a Moroccan film with a comedic flavour

Moroccan cinemas hosted the Moroccan comedy film “Whoever falls in Marrakesh, stays in Marrakesh”, by director Said Khallaf, which was officially shown in all Moroccan cinemas on Wednesday, April 17.

In this context, director Saeed Khallaf said in statements to local newspapers that the movie “Whatever happened in Marrakesh stays in Marrakesh” is a comedic adventure between two friends, and a trip that takes place between Casablanca and Marrakesh, stressing that it is another type of comedy film, and it is the first. One of his kind in his career in cinema.

Details about the movie “Whatever happened in Marrakesh will stay in Marrakesh” Director Saeed Khallaf was inspired by the film “Whatever happened in Marrakesh, stays in Marrakesh” based on personal experiences and adventures he lived in the Red City, and he set out to build stories and anecdotes around that matter.

The director quoted the title of his film, “Whatever happened in Marrakesh, stays in Marrakesh” from the famous American phrase, “What happened in Las Vegas stays in Vegas,” which is an entertainment city that people visit every weekend and many adventures take place there. People used to say, “What happens in Las Vegas, stays in Las Vegas” and as such, this “proverb” has become associated with secret keeping in American culture. And they applied it to everything that happened. Somewhere along the line they want to keep the details to themselves.

On the other hand, actor Rafik Boubacar said that the movie “Whoever falls in Marrakesh stays in Marrakesh” combines humor and excitement, with many comedic situations and exciting surprises.

He continued: "The film revolves around two characters (me and Aziz Khattab) who will face an unexpected situation."

Actor Aziz Hattab, who is participating in this production, expressed his happiness at being able to participate in this production, which was produced by a young man, saying: “This young man dreams of having a cinema in every small town in Morocco, and his ambitious country is... However, he started by producing Film "Director" with his own money.

Events of the movie “Whoever falls in Marrakesh stays in Marrakesh” The events of the movie “Whoever falls in Marrakesh stays in Marrakesh” revolve around two completely different characters: Redouane, a shy young man who works in a company, and Djilali, known as “Batbita,” who suffers from unemployment and spends his time sitting at the head of the street and spying on the residents of the neighborhood.

With advice from Batbaita, Redouane decides to spend his vacation in Marrakesh, searching for a love story that will change his life. From here, exciting events and comic paradoxes continue in which Radwan gets himself involved thanks to Batbaita, until he finds himself in unenviable situations more than once.

The film “Whatever happened in Marrakesh will remain in Marrakesh” has a comedic character and sends social messages and topics built from studies in psychology and sociology, with the participation of Rafik Boubacar, Aziz Al-Hattab, Fati Jamali and Ahlam Haji, and guests of honor including Mansour Badri, Shakiri Abdallah, and Nafisa Doukkali.