Rough Hands (Ayadin khachina)

A Dagham Film production. (Worldwide sales: Intra Movies, Rome.) Produced by Mohamed Asli. Executive producer, Noureddine Douguena. Directed, put together by Mohamed Asli.With: Mohamed Bastaoui, Houda Rihana, Abdessamad Miftahakhair, Amina Rachid.Some working-class Casablanca people make an effort to beat the equipment in devious ways in "Rough Hands," the shaky second feature from helmer-author Mohamed Asli. Although he doesn't establish the singular tone of his much more accomplished debut, "In Casablanca Angels Don't Fly," Asli still handles to suggest the frustrations of contempo existence within the other agents for people who lack money and influence. Further fest travel seems likely. Kindly but illiterate barber Mustapha (carried out with comic oiliness by Mohamed Bastaoui) lives along with his blind mother and works a side business in false documents and political favors through his intimate reference to outdated energy brokers. His schoolteacher neighbor (Houda Rihana) tries to pass herself off just like a area worker to get a The the spanish language language visa, employing a treatment to coarsen her hands incorporated within the disguise. Meanwhile, inveterate gambler Mentioned (Abdessamad Miftahakhair) works as Mustapha's accountant but furthermore spies on him and also the clients with an unknown boss. An costly wedding finale, with Berber entertainers delivering local color, epitomizes the pic's uneasy combination of melodrama, comedy, music and social commentary. Tech credits are serviceable.Camera (color), Giovanni Battista Marras editor, Raimondo Aiello music, Stephan Micus, Saro Cosentino production designer, Mohamed Bouhfid. Examined at Toronto Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema), Sept. 14, 2011. (Also in Abu Dhabi Film Festival -- New Horizons.) Running time: 100 MIN. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com