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VENICE 2023 Giornate degli Autori

Afef Ben Mahmoud, Khalil Benkirane • Directors of Backstage

"The idea was to start with the show and then get closer to these characters, who are normal people"

by Vittoria Scarpa, Emanuele Basso

VENICE 2023: The directorial duo talk about their road movie through the forests of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, where we follow a dance troupe as they head out on the last leg of their tour

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We spoke to directorial duo Afef Ben Mahmoud and Khalil Benkirane about their feature debut, Backstage [+see also:
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film profile], a road movie through the forests of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, where we follow a dance troupe as they head out on the last leg of their tour, during which new truths and dynamics emerge between the characters. The film is in competition in the 20th Giornate degli Autori at Venice.

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