'‘Queens’ Director Develops Spy Film on Death of Oriental
Spy Film on Death of Oriental
Moroccan-born French
director Yasmine Benkiran, whose feature debut “Queens” opened at Venice and is playing at the
Benkiran is
set to continue exploring complex female characters which her upcoming projects, including a spy movie
The project,
which has received support from the Ile de France region, is set in 1950’s Cairo,
The story
revolves around Zeyna, a makeup artist who is investigating the mysterious death of Amal El
“Asmahan was
an amazing actress and singer whose fame was compared with that of Marilyn Monroe and
The film
will be set against the rich backdrop of Egypt’s history and colorful entertainment world
She added
that she was drawn to tell this story after reading Fatima Mernissi’s book “Rê
As for
inspiring female characters, they were “very rare” in Moroccan movies
“Science fiction,
action, fantasy, horror films can also be political, not just social dramas,” she said
Benkiran, who
attended the Moroccan premiere of the film at the Marrakech festival, said she was moved
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