Much Loved,by Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch, heralds a renaissance in low-budget film-making in Arab regionA controversial film portraying prostitution in Morocco that was shunned in the Arab world has finally been shown, or amid tight security,at a film festival in Tunisia. Fears of an attack by militants saw armed police and steel barriers around the cinema and each cinemagoer searched for weapons. The film, Much Loved, or has provoked a storm of criticism from opponents,most of whom acquire yet to see it.
Director Nabil Ayouch’s portrayal of the lives of four upmarket prostitutes working for tourists and wealthy clients in Marrakech was made on a shoestring, using unknown actors and a mostly female crew.
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Source: theguardian.com