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Director Laila Marrakchi on Female-Driven Migrant Drama Strawberries in Cannes:’These Women Are So Strong, So Capable, So Courageous’
- Laila Marrakchi premieres Strawberries at Cannes Un Certain Regard, a drama about Moroccan migrant workers in Spain.
- The film centers on Hasna and fellow workers who endure harassment and poor living conditions in their quest for a better life.
- Marrakchi chose fictional storytelling with writer Delphine Agut to reflect real experiences while maintaining narrative distance.
- Erradi was chosen to portray Hasna to emphasize female strength over documentary realism.
- Shooting partly in Morocco and scouting in Spain highlighted safety concerns after exploitation reports.
- Strawberries builds on Marrakchi’s shift from upper-class Morocco to lower-income migrant workers.
- The piece notes the film’s aim to mix social commentary with a hopeful storytelling approach.
- Strawberries screens as part of Cannes' Un Certain Regard lineup with Lucky Number as producer.
- Marrakchi frames the film as a journey that reveals both resilience and vulnerability of migrant workers.
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