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Mica

Original title: Mica
German title: Mica
France, Morocco, 2019

Director: Ferroukhi, Ismael
Production company: Elzévir Films
Co-producers: La Prod, Orange Studio, Moon A Deal Films
Age recommendation: 10 years and up
Length: 104 min.
Film genre: Feature film

Synopsis:
Mica, 10, lives with his mother and sick father in a slum in the suburbs of Meknes, which is destined for destruction. A friend of his parents’, a handyman in a tennis club in Casablanca, takes him as his apprentice. Mica finds himself propelled into a whole new world where a new life awaits him. Mr. Slimani, a rich and cultured man and owner of the club, dreams of making his son Omar a tennis champion. To this end, he hires Sophia, a former French champion, as a private trainer. But Omar has very little talent and no passion for the sport. On the other hand, Sophia will eventually notice Mica and take him under her wing….

Festivals:
El Gouna IFF 2020, Luxembourg IFF 2021, Biky CFF Busan 2021, Giffoni CFF 2021 (awarded), Lucas Frankfurt CFF 2021 (awarded, ECFA Award), Schlingel CFF 2021, Cannes Écrans Juniors 2021, BUFF Malmö 2022, TIFF Junior CFF Tromsø 2022

Study guide: German

Study guide: Swedish

World sales address/es:
Orange Studio (FR)

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