Across the Sea

New Directors Competition

Across the Sea

La Mer au Loin

Morocco, France, Belgium 2024 Fiction cor 117 min.

At age 27, Nour illegally immigrates from Morocco to Marseille, France. With his friends, he makes a living as a small-time dealer, leading an unconventional, festive life. Everything changes when he meets Serge, a charismatic and unpredictable police officer, and his wife, Noémie. The film follows Nour over the course of ten years, from 1990 to 2000, during which he experiences love, matures, and clings to his dreams.

Presented in the Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival.

Morocco France Belgium maturing love relationship friendship refugees crime international film festivals dreams

direction

Saïd Hamich Benlarbi

screenplay

Saïd Hamich Benlarbi

cinematography

Tom Harari

editing

Lilian Corbeille

sound

François Abdelnour, François Aubinet, David Gillain

music

P.R2B

production design

Teresa Hurtado Escobar

cast

Ayoub Gretaa, Anna Mouglalis, Grégoire Colin, Omar Boulakirba, Rym Foglia, Sarah Henochsberg, Ali Mehdi Moulai

production

Sophie Penson

co-production

Joseph Rouschop, Saïd Hamich Benlarbi

produced by

Barney Production

co-produced by

Mont Fleuri Production, Tarantula

world sales

Indie Sales

contact

[email protected]

indicative rating

14