Casanegra (film)

Casanegra
Casanegra
Directed by	Nour-Eddine Lakhmari
Written by	Nour-Eddine Lakhmari
Starring	Anas El Baz; Omar Lotfi; Ghita Tazi; Mohamed Benbrahim; Driss Roukh;
Release date	24 December 2008 (Morocco);
Running time	131 minutes
Country	Morocco
Language	Arabic

Casanegra is a 2008 Moroccan drama film directed by Nour-Eddine Lakhmari.^[1] It was nominated by Morocco to compete for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 82nd Academy Awards.

^ Andrew Hussey (2014). The French Intifada. ISBN 1847085946. The plot is a typical crime scenario in which two young men, Adil and Karim, are out of their depths they try to make a living scamming and hustling in downtown Casablanca, which they hate and refer to as 'Casanegra'.
- Reem Bassiouney; E. Graham Katz (2012). Arabic Language and Linguistics. ISBN 1589018915. This was very evident in recent films released in 2009 like Casanegra, l'Os de Fer, Harash, and Souviens toi d'Adil.