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BURNOUT starts with the young Ayoub's long-sighted look at a shop window. He is 13 years old and works as a shoe shopper, hoping to earn enough money to buy a bone prosthesis for his mother. Director and Scriptwriter Nour Eddine Lakhmari gives us perspectives for several different people in the city of Casablanca: a medicine student who eventually confronts his privileged customer; The Jaguar-driving, confined Jad and his unhappy wife Ines; a whimsical, car enthusiast. Life is linked to different urban environments, and BURNOUT shows how social and economic conditions affect the life situation of the characters.

Official submission of Morocco for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 91st Academy Awards in 2019.

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    • Author: Bloodhammer
    First of all, this movie puts you in a state of despair, different sub-stories that does not meet at the end, the story really leaves you where it founds you at the beginning. I can't say the story was deep enough which may only let me think that Lakhmari was playing on the safe side. Few technical problems that i can name "unforgivable" slipped between his hands. Editing and cutting into the scenes was interrupting, every professional editor has a different editing style that let him edit with his rhythm of choice, when two editors edit one movie then you kill the rhythm. The music was stood-out like always, Lakhmari is amazing at putting great music at what's on the screen. Overall, thismovie has a lot of options to be a "silent movie". Final words to Lakhmari, thank you for putting the effort to make this movie, i wish you the best of luck! Thank you for reading.
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    • Author: September
    Script is pretty standard. Good boy has to go the bad road so he can meet happiness. On this road he has to forget his dream so he can embrace another, darker one. I loved the motorbike visuals, briliantly shot. The feeling of speed, the enormous pressure was perfectly portrayed. Both, on biker's face and after that - hearing the revving of the bike, pushing it near the red line. All this is not only seen on the screen or heard, it can be also felt in viewer's gut. Yes, editing could be sharper, but it would ruin the realism.
  • Credited cast:
    Morjana Alaoui Morjana Alaoui - Ines
    Sarah Perles Sarah Perles - Aida
    Anas El Baz Anas El Baz - Jad
    Fatima Herandi Raouya Fatima Herandi Raouya
    Driss Roukhe Driss Roukhe - Mr. Faridi
    Karim Saidi Karim Saidi - Mr. Ghazali
    Zhor Slimani Zhor Slimani
    Jessica Mompiou Jessica Mompiou - Sophia
    Hicham Belaoudi Hicham Belaoudi - Mcharmal 1
    Ayoub Layoussifi Ayoub Layoussifi - Medhi, Jad's friend
    Fatima ezzahra El Jaouhari Fatima ezzahra El Jaouhari - Soumaya
    Saadia Ladib Saadia Ladib - Rabia
    Abderrahmane Baalla Abderrahmane Baalla - The building doorkeeper
    Abdeslam Bounouacha Abdeslam Bounouacha - Brahim the shoemaker
    Adil Amor Adil Amor - Mr. Ghazali's valet
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