Les Casablancais (1999) *

Directed by Abdelkader Lagtaa. With Abdelaziz Saadallah, Karina Atouf and Salah Eddine. The rise of Muslim fundamentalism in Morocco is forcefully denounced in this uneven drama about a middle-class family from Casablanca. A young boy, influenced by his fanatical teacher, becomes convinced that his parents will go to hell - his pop for drinking alcohol and his mom for not wearing a veil. The film has its moments, but the ending is hopelessly ridiculous.