Fevers
Spring Grant 2011 - Development Stage
Hicham Ayouch / Feature Narrative / France, Morocco, Qatar / 90 min / Original Language: French / Interests: Drama
Synopsis
Benjamin is a child in war against the world. He has known violence and social care homes. One day, when his mother goes to prison, Benjamin learns he has a father. Now, he will go to live with this unknown man in the suburbs of Paris.
Credits
- Director
- Hicham Ayouch
- Screenwriter
- Hicham Ayouch
- Producer
- Hicham Ayouch
About the Director
Hicham Ayouch was born in Morocco in 1976. A former journalist, he worked with several French channels before becoming a writer and film director. His first two features were documentaries: ‘The King’s Queens’ (2005), about the status of the women in Morocco, and ‘Angel’s Dust’ (2007), about autistic teenagers. He has also directed two shorts: ‘Bombllywood’ (2005) and ‘As They Say’ (2011). His first fiction feature, ‘Heart Edges’ (2006), about a dead fishing village, was followed up with ‘Fissures’ (2009), a love triangle among misfits in Tangiers. He is in development with two fiction features: ‘Samba Do Maaouz’, a satirical tale set in Morocco, and ‘Fevers’.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
Marrakech International Film Festival 2013, in Competition (Morrocco)
Theatrical Release 2014 (France)
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) 2015 (Burkina Faso)
Won Best Performance by an Actor, at the Marrakech International Film Festival 2013 (Morrocco)
Won The Golden Stallion of Yennenga, the Best Feature Prize at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) 2015 (Burkina Faso)