For the first time ever, a Moroccan film has been short-listed for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The movie “Casablanca Beats” (Haut et Fort) by Moroccan Nabil Ayouch is one of 23 finalists at the 74th glittering cinematic jamboree of the French Riviera. The film follows a group of youngsters living in the Casablanca slum district of Sidi Moumen as they join a workshop encouraging them to ...