Everybody Loves Touda (Arabic: الجميع يحب تودة) is a 2024 drama film directed, co-written and co-produced by Nabil Ayouch from a screenplay he wrote with Maryam Touzani.[2] The film stars Nisrin Erradi as a young singer who dreams of becoming a traditional Moroccan folk singer and moving to Casablanca for greater recognition and a better life for her son.[3] It is a co-production between Morocco, France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway.[1]
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| Arabic | الجميع يحب تودة |
| Directed by | Nabil Ayouch |
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| Starring | Nisrin Erradi |
| Cinematography | Virginie Surdej |
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| Distributed by | Ad Vitam (France) |
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Running time | 102 minutes[1] |
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| Language | Arabic |
The film had its world premiere in the Cannes Premiere section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2024. It was selected as the Moroccan submission for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.[4]
Cast
edit- Nisrin Erradi as Touda
- Joud Chamihy as Yassine
- Jalila Talemsi as Rkia
- El Moustafa Boutankite as The Violinist
- Lahcen Razzougui as The Lover
Production
editNabil Ayouch wrote the film's screenplay with the collaboration of filmmaker and actress Maryam Touzani, who is also his wife.[2] In preparation for her role, Nisrin Erradi trained with professional Sheikhats for a year and a half. She learned to sing, play percussion, dance and speak as they do. Erradi turned down several roles in between shooting to devote herself to the role of Touda.[5]
Everybody Loves Touda was produced by Nabil Ayouch and Amine Benjelloun for the Moroccan company Ali n' Productions along with French company Les Films du Nouveau Monde, in co-production with Velvet Films (Belgium), Snowglobe (Denmark), Viking Film (Netherlands), Staer (Norway), France 3 Cinéma and RTBF (Télévision Belge).[6][7]
Release
editThe film was selected to be screened in the Cannes Premiere section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 17 May 2024.[8]
International sales are handled by mk2 Films.[7] The film was set to be released theatrically in France by Ad Vitam on 4 December 2024, but the release date was pushed back to 18 December 2024.[9][10]
Reception
editCritical response
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 8 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7/10.[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ a b Lodge, Guy (19 May 2024). "'Everybody Loves Touda' Review: Nabil Ayouch's Feminist Musical Drama Only Really Sings When Its Leading Lady Does". Variety. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Gyarkye, Lovia (17 May 2024). "'Everybody Loves Touda' Review: A Young Mother Chooses Herself in Nabil Ayouch's Absorbing Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (9 September 2024). "Oscars: Morocco Submits Nabil Ayouch's 'Everybody Loves Touda' For Best International Feature Film". Deadline. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "everybody-loves-touda-dossier-de-presse-francais" (PDF) (in French). Unifrance. p. 7. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "120x160 EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA 29_08" (PDF) (in French). Ad Vitam. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ a b Keslassy, Elsa (3 December 2023). "'Casablanca Beats' Filmmaker Nabil Ayouch Is Wrapping 'Everybody Loves Touda,' MK2 Films Boards Sales (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "The Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Ad Vitam enrichit son line-up". Boxoffice Pro (in French). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Everybody loves Touda" (in French). Ad Vitam. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Everybody Loves Touda". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Everybody Loves Touda". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
