Film

Queens

A trio of women is chased by the police, marking the beginning of a long escape for our protagonists. They will traverse the Atlas Mountains, with its red rocks and blooming valleys, ultimately reaching the great South and the Atlantic.

Country : Morocco
Year : 2023
Length : 83 minutes
Production : Mont Fleuri Production
Director : Yasmine Benkiran
Screenplay : Yasmine Benkiran

Nisrin Erradi, Nisrine Benchara, Rayhan Guaran, Jalila Talemsi

  • Yasmine Benkiran

Yasmine Benkiran is a Moroccan French director and screenwriter. She grew up in Rabat and moved to Paris at the age of 18 to study philosophy and communication. After gaining professional experience in Buenos Aires, San Francisco, Paris, and London, she joined the screenwriting workshop at la Fémis and earned her screenwriter's title. Yasmine writes for both television and cinema. She is also the author of two books on Morocco and a podcast series about Alice Guy, the first female director in history. In 2018, Yasmine directed the short film “Wintertime” (Tangier IFF, Off-courts Trouville). Her first feature film, “Queens”, was presented at the Venice Film Festival, closing the International Critics' Week.