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Trances

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The history and heritage of Moroccan and African music history is emphasized.

Critics Reviews

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Brian Susbielles InSession Film 03/06/2023
The film uses concert footage, interviews, and archives to trace the beginnings of a phenomenon that went beyond northern Africa. Go to Full Review Carson Timar ButteredPopcorn 08/28/2022
B+
Mixing substance with feeling, it is hard not to lose oneself in the film's messages and emotions even if the specifics of the situation being captured isn't fully relatable. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 05/30/2021
2.5/4
Fans of the group will want to up the star rating. Go to Full Review David Harris Spectrum Culture 05/11/2021
Morocco has been most famously portrayed on film in Casablanca and used as an exotic locale to serve epics such as Lawrence of Arabia, but El Maânouni gives us a glimpse of the country and its denizens in Trances. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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09/16/2021 ​This film is combines​ songs from the band's live​ concert​s with behind​-​the​-​scenes footage of the band discussing their music and their issues and also some street scenes ​in what would seem to be Casablanca. <br> I quite like a lot of rai music, but I have a hard time getting into this music. It has interesting rhythms, ​and I love seeing the interesting musical instruments they are playing it on. But it has very little in the way of melody or harmony to grab my interest. That's probably not the fault of the music itself, though, just the fact that I am not accustomed to it.​ <br> I would have to say that the street scenes were my favorite part. ​The houses​ and buildings​ are painted in beautiful colors, and the people are doing all sorts of weird stuff which is interesting to watch. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Ahmed El Maanouni

Director

Ahmed El Maanouni

Writer

Izza Génini

Producer
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Movie Info

Synopsis The history and heritage of Moroccan and African music history is emphasized.
Director
Ahmed El Maanouni
Producer
Izza Génini
Screenwriter
Ahmed El Maanouni
Production Co
Interfilms, Ohra-Sogeav
Genre
Documentary, Musical
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
1h 30m