
Language: Berber/Tamazight
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Runtime: 80 min
Awards/Festivals:
5 Awards at RapidLion – The South African International Film Festival
– Best Director
– Best Screenplay
– Best Actor in a Leading Role
– Best of Africa and the African Diaspora
– Best Movie Overall.
Best Foreign Movie in Central Florida Film Festival
Best Amazigh Movie of the Year by The Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture (IRCAM)
Best Foreign Movie in Central Florida Film Festival
Best Amazigh Movie of the Year by The Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture (IRCAM)
Best Screenplay – Issni Nourgh International Amazigh Film Festival
Best Actor – Issni Nourgh International Amazigh Film Festival
Finalist of the New York Cinematography AWARDS
Finalist of the Canadian Cinematography AWARDS.
Official Selection at RapidLion
Official Selection to the South African International Film Festival
Official Selection to Polish International Film Festival
Official Selection to Winter Film Awards International Film Festival
Official Selection to Festival International du Film PanAfricain de Cannes
Official Selection to Issni Nourgh International Amazigh Film Festival
Official Selection to Central Florida Film Festival 2019
Official Selection to Festival International de Mémoire Commune de Nador 2019
Monsters (2018)
Synopsis: Three masked men: The Boss, The Brute, & The Loser attack rich man (Haj Ahmed) in his vacation home and hold his wife (Naima) and daughter (Silyia) as hostages asking them for the whereabouts of their money. Haj Ahmed, who was not at home at the time of invasion, shows up and finds his family beaten and tied up. After a little back and forth between Ahmed & The Boss, Ahmed ends up beaten and tied up as well experiencing more violence. The family ends up running away to the second floor of the house to hide and access a gun. However, they are not safe there. While a hidden maid tries to stop the violence and the Loser tries to keep The Brute under control more violence erupts and betrayals complicate the situation further. What started as a simple theft ended up being a Matroschka of secrets. No one is safe nor innocent in this house.
Cast & Crew:
Written & Directed by:
Aksel Rifman
ABDELOUAHID ZAOUKI
BOUZIANE
FAROUK AZNABET
HOYAM LAMSISI
JALILA TALEMSI
ALAE EL BACHIRI
SABRIN ZEIBAL
ACHRAF MOUHSSIN
NADA EL BACHIRI
ADAM BIJJOU
Produced by:
Yan Production
Aras Entertainment
Executive Producer:
ABDERRAHIM HARBAL
Aksel Rifman
Music by:
Medhat Hanbali
Cinematography:
Elliot C. Rosen
Sound designer & sound re-recording mixer:
Roberto Herrador
Assistant director:
Simoka Aouragh
Makeup :
Jamal Chairi