Behind Closed Doors (2014)

Original title

Derrière les portes fermées

Directed by

Mohamed Bensouda

Genre

drama film

Country

Morocco

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young married woman in Morocco is sexually harassed by her office's new director. The film follows her experience as she deals with the unwanted advances and the cultural taboo surrounding the issue.

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What happens

Behind Closed Doors (French: Derrière les portes fermées) is a 2014 Moroccan drama film directed by Mohamed Bensouda and co-produced with Christophe Kay Kourdouly. The film stars Zineb Obeid with Karim Doukkali, Ahmed Saguia, and Amal Ayouch in supporting roles. The film explores the cultural taboo of sexual harassment through the perspective of Samira, a young married woman who faces unwanted advances from her office's new director. It premiered at the 2013 Marrakesh International Film Festival where two additional screenings were added due to popular demand. The critically acclaimed film went on to become Morocco's top selling movie in 2014 and screened worldwide. The film was shot in Casablanca, Morocco. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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