EXCLUSIVE: Mad Distribution has taken MENA rights for Moroccan director Meryem Benm’Barek’s Behind The Palm Trees which world premiered in Competition at the Marrakech Film Festival over the weekend.

The distribution arm of the Cairo-based pan-Arab film and talent company will oversee the release of the title across the MENA region and also showcase the title in its new theatrical showcase CineMAD, which kicks off this December.

Mixing genre with social and historical commentary, the thriller pushes boundaries with its exploration of the consequences of colonialism as well as relationships in a conservative society.

The Tangier-set drama stars Driss Ramdi ( Escape From Raqqa ) as a young Moroccan man torn between two woman: his longtime fiancé, played by Nadia Kounda ( Ral

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