Backstage
Qumra Projects
/ Feature Narrative / Morocco, Tunisia, Belgium, France, Qatar / 2023
In Arabic, French
Rated: This film has not been rated.
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Synopsis
The contemporary dance troupe “Without Borders” is concluding a Moroccan tour. During the penultimate performance in a small Atlas town, Aida provokes Hedi, her life partner on and off the stage, who injures her under the horrified eyes of the other members of the troupe, and without the audience noticing. They have to seek urgent medical attention and take to the road to the next village to the only doctor available in the area, in hopes of saving the last show—or will she be replaced by Nawel, the troupe choreographer who stopped performing ten years ago?
On the way, a monkey crosses their path, and the bus goes into a skid, miraculously stopping by the lower side of the road! Without a spare tire, now the troupe is stuck in the middle of the forest. A road movie journey commences as the troupe decides to walk through the woods to reach the village. Through their journey, the true face of each of our characters reveals itself. Finally, after a long, arduous night, they arrive at the doctor’s house in the early morning hours, and the new day hails a different dynamic in the company.