Everybody Loves Touda

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Everybody Loves Touda

2024

1h 42m

Drama

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Touda only dreams of one thing: being a Sheikha, a traditional Moroccan performer empowered by the lyrics of the fierce female poets who came before her -- with their songs of resistance, love and emancipation. Performing every evening in provincial bars under the lustful gaze of men, Touda plans to set her sights on leaving her small town for the bright lights of Casablanca where she hopes to be recognized as a true artist and also secure a better future for her and her son.

Guy Lodge

Variety

With scene after scene conceived to emphasize Touda’s strength of character and depth of talent, it’s just as well star Nisrin Erradi is sufficiently magnetic not to buckle under the weight of the film’s devotion to her.

May 19, 2024

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Wendy Ide

Screen International

Touda handles its themes of sexual politics a little crudely... But the film crackles with energy every time Erradi opens her mouth to sing.

May 19, 2024

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Esther Zuckerman

indieWire

I left immersed in Touda’s story, but still itching to learn more about the Sheikhat. A film has no duty to cater to outsiders, but “Everybody Loves Touda” keeps them at an arm’s length.

Rated: B

May 17, 2024

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Frank J. Avella

The Contending

Nisrine Erradi is completely captivating as the titular character and shoulders the film with a complex portrayal of a woman trying to get along and thrive in a patriarchal world that is hell bent on holding her back and even crushing her.

Rated: B-

Dec 19, 2024

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James Mottram

The National (UAE)

Everybody Loves Touda is a euphoric watch, driven by Erradi, who handles the emotional heft of the film as competently as she manages the musical numbers.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 10, 2024

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Katie Hogan

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

Overall, Everyone Loves Touda is a story we all know so well, but story issues aside, the real joy here is the music.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 7, 2024

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Nabil Ayouch

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Nisrin Erradi

Touda

Joud Chamihy

Yassine

Jalila Talemsi

Rqiya

Lahcen Razzougui

L'amant

El Moustafa Boutankite

Le violoniste

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Synopsis

Touda only dreams of one thing: being a Sheikha, a traditional Moroccan performer empowered by the lyrics of the fierce female poets who came before her -- with their songs of resistance, love and emancipation. Performing every evening in provincial bars under the lustful gaze of men, Touda plans to set her sights on leaving her small town for the bright lights of Casablanca where she hopes to be recognized as a true artist and also secure a better future for her and her son.

Director: Nabil Ayouch
Producer: Nabil Ayouch
Screenwriter: Nabil Ayouch, Maryam Touzani
Production Co: Ali'n Productions, Les Films du Nouveau Monde, Velvet Films, Snowlgobe, Viking Film, Staer
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Arabic
Runtime: 1h 42m