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Eid Al-Fitr is a holiday celebrated in Morocco. It is celebrated to signify the end of Ramadan, another holiday

celebrated in Morocco. This ties in to this unit because it is a religious holiday that belongs to Islam, Morocco's

primary religion.

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Movies are a part of Morocco's popular culture. The Marrakech International Film Festival is a big film festival that invites movie makers from all around the world.

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Marrakech Riad, Luxury Accommodation in Marrakech Morocco

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Marrakech International Film Festival 2013

The 13th Marrakech International Film Festival will be held this year from 29 Nov - 7 Dec. The President of this year's Feature Film jury is the Academy Award-winning director, Martin Scorsese. The competition for best film sees productions from Japan, Venezuela, the USA, France, South Korea, Sweden,Cuba and the UK.

Main Competition

AGAIN -Japan (1st film) by Junichi Kanai starring Yoshikura Aoi and Yagira Yuya
BAD HAIR - Venezuela, Peru, Argentina and Germany by Mariana Rondón starring Samuel Lange and Samantha Castillo
BLUE RUIN - USA (2nd film) by Jeremy Saulnier starring Macon Blair
FEVERS - France and Morocco by Hicham Ayouch starring Didier Michon, Slimane Dazi, Farida Amrouche,
Lounès Tazairt and Tony Harrisson HAN GONG-JU - South Korea (1st film) by Lee Su-jin starring Chun Woo-hee
HOTELL - Sweden (2nd film) by Lisa Langseth starring Alicia Vikander
HOW I LIVE NOW - UK by Kevin Macdonald starring Saoirse Ronan
IDA - Poland and Denmark by Pawel Pawlikowski starring Agata Trzebuchowska and Agata Kulesza
LA MARCHE - France by Nabil Ben Yadir starring Olivier Gourmet, Tewfik Jallab, Lubna Azabal, Hafsia Herzi, Charlotte Le Bon, Vincent Rothiers, M'Barek Belkouk, Nader Boussandel, Philippe Nahon and Jamel Debbouze
MEDEAS - USA, Italy and Mexico (1st film) by Andrea Pallaoro starring Catalina Sandino Moreno and Brian F. O'Byrne
THE GAMBLER - Lithuania and Latvia (1st film) by Ignas Jonynas starring Vytautas Kaniusonis
THE SWIMMING POOL - Cuba and Venezuela (1st film) by Carlos Machado Quintela
THE WISHFUL THINKERS - Spain (2nd film) by Jonás Trueba starring Francesco Carril
TRAITORS - Morocco and USA (1st film) by Sean Gullette starring Chaimae Ben Acha, Soufia Issami, Nadia Niaza, Driss Roukhe, Mourade Zeguendi and Morjana Alaoui
VIVA LA LIBERTÀ - Italy by Roberto Andò starring Toni Servillo and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

CINEMA AT HEART

DERRIÈRE LES PORTES FERMÉES - Morocco (2nd film) by Mohammed Ahed Bensouda starring Amal Ayouch, Zoubida Akkif, Abdellah Farkous, Bouchra Ahrich and Omar Azzouzi
KANYAMAKAN - Morocco (1st film) by Said C. Naciri starring Afif Ben Badra, Sarah Kazemy, Mohamed El Achi, Anas El Baz, Younes Megri, Mehdi Ouazzani and Diouc Koma
SARA - Morocco by Said Naciri starring Layla Hadiu, Said Naciri, Iman Nakhad and Aziz Houbaibi
C'EST EUX LES CHIENS - Morocco (2nd film) by Hicham Lasri starring Hassan Badida

OUT OF COMPETITION

RAM-LEELA - India (OPENING FILM) by Sanjay Leela Bhansali starring Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh
A THOUSAND TIMES GOOD NIGHT - Norway, Ireland and Sweden by Erik Poppe starring Juliette Binoche
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON - Japan by Kore-Eda Hirokazu
ONE CHANCE - UK and USA by David Frankel starring James Corden, Julie Walters, Alexandra Roach and Valeria Bilello
THE IMMIGRANT - USA by James Gray starring Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Renner
THE REUNION - Sweden by Anna Odell starring Anna Odell
THE STONE - South Korea by Cho Se-rae starring Cho Dong-in and Kim Roi-ha
THE ZERO THEOREM - UK, USA, France and Romania by Terry Gilliam starring Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Thierry and David Thewlis
THOSE HAPPY YEARS - Italy by Daniele Luchetti starring Kim Rossi Stuart and Micaela Ramazzotti
WALTZ FOR MONICA - Sweden by Per Fly starring Edda Magnason
WE ARE THE BEST! - Sweden (CLOSING FILM) by Lukas Moodysson

Our Marrakech Riad is the perfect base for a cultural adventure in Marrakech. Contact our riad reservations team to reserve your preferred travel dates.

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Marrakech International Film Festival 2013

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The 13th Marrakech International Film Festival will be held this year from 29 Nov - 7 Dec. The President of this year's Feature Film jury is the Academy Award-winning director, Martin Scorsese. The competition for best film sees productions from Japan, Venezuela, the USA, France, South Korea, Sweden,Cuba and the UK.

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Soccer is an example of popular culture in Morocco. Soccer is the most popular sport.

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Islam is a universalizing religion that is widespread in Morocco. Islam is a monotheistic religion because followers believe that there is only one god. Muslims practice Islam in a mosque, but it is more of a place of learning than worship. Islam's sacred text is the Koran. The mosques in Morocco have tall minarets, ceramic-tiled mosaics lining the walls and foundations, and a niche pointing toward the direction of Mecca.

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Clothing is also a part of Moroccan culture. The picture shown here is a Djellaba, which is made with woolen fabric.

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Moroccan cuisine is a type folk culture in Morocco, since it is unique to that country only. Harira is a type of soup found in the Moroccan cuisine.

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Women are thought of as inferior to men because the wife has to stay at home and do the household work while the husband goes out and supports the family. This is worsened by the fact that many women are allegedly raped, and no justice is being served, although the government has passed a law to try and protect women.

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The Berbers and the Arabs and the two most common ethnicities in Morocco. The Berbers lived in northern Africa well before the Arabs came there. They speak three dialects: Tachelhit, Tamazight, and Tarifit. The Berbers practice Islam. The Arabs first inhabited the Arabic Peninsula. They migrated to Morocco by taking over parts of northern Africa by conquest. They mostly speak Arabic, and they practice Islam.

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Morocco's predominant religion is Islam. It reached here by diffusion because Islam originated in the Middle East, so diffusion brought it to Morocco.

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The country of Morroco speaks Arabic. Arabic belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family and the Semitic language branch.