Marock
Marock is the 2005 Moroccan film by director Laïla Marrakchi. The film was 2006's most successful film in Morocco, taking more than 3 million dirhams at the Moroccan box-office, according to TelQuel. It was very controversial as it deals with a Muslim-Jewish romantic relationship between two young people in Casablanca, Morocco, Rita and Youri. The film was shown in Moroccan cinemas without being edited or censored. The title Marock is a play on words based on the French name for Morocco, "Maroc", and "rock" as in "rock 'n' roll". It was screened in the Un Certain  Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Critical reception. The film received 3 stars out of 4 from the critic Alain Spira in "Paris Match": "Marrakchi depicts, in an original way, the young jet set of her country. [...] Hypocritical religion, arranged marriages, the Judeo-Arab rivalry, nothing is spared. But "Marock" is also a great cry of love for her country with its generous spirit and matchless style for living."