QUEENS

Yasmine Benkiran

france morocco belgium netherlands 2022 124 min

Casablanca, Morocco. A trio of women with the police on their tail embarks on a long escape that takes them across the rugged red terrain and flower-filled valleys of the Atlas to finally reach the Atlantic coast.

• About the film

  Original Title ملكات (Malikates)

  French Title Reines

  Directed by Yasmine Benkiran

  Screenplay Yasmine Benkiran

  Cast Nisrin Erradi Nisrine Benchara Rayhan Guaran

  Music El Mehdi Ait Taleb

  Cinematography Pierre Aime Jaques

  Editing Julie Duponchel

  Production La Prod Mont Fleuri Films Velvet Films

• Festivals & Awards

  Venice International Film Festival — International Critics’ Week
  2022 | Closing Film — Out of Competition

  Marrakech International Film Festival
  2022 | Special Screenings

  Hamburg Film Festival
  2022 | Official Selection

  Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
  2022 | International Feature Film Competition
  Nomination — Best Film

  Haifa International Film Festival
  2022 | Official Selection

  Red Sea International Film Festival
  2022 | Official Selection

  Kolkata International Film Festival
  2022 | Official Selection

  Chennai International Film Festival
  2022 | Official Selection

  Arab Film Festival Tübingen
  2022 | Official Selection

  Exground Filmfest
  2022 | Official Selection

  Middle East Now Festival
  2022 | Official Selection

  Berkshire International Film Festival
  2023 | Official Selection
  Best First Film
  Best Supporting Actress — Nisrine Benchara

  New York Arab Film Festival
  2023 | Official Selection

  Festival National du Film — Tangier
  2023 | Feature Film Competition
  Best First Feature — Yasmine Benkiran
  Best Supporting Actress — Nisrine Benchara

  AfryKamera — African Film Festival
  2023 | Official Selection
  Audience Award

  Festival International du Film Transsaharien de Zagora
  2023 | Official Competition
  Jury Prize

  Festival International du Film d’Amman — Awal Film
  2023 | Arab Competition — Narrative Feature Films
  Nomination — Black Iris Award

  Pune International Film Festival
  2023 | Official Selection

  Journées du Film Francophone de Budapest
  2023 | Official Selection

  D’A Film Festival Barcelona
  2023 | Official Selection

  Malmö Arab Film Festival
  2023 | Official Selection

  International Film and Human Rights Festival of Valencia
  2023 | Official Selection

  ANA Contemporary Arab Cinema
  2023 | Official Selection

  Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest
  2023 | Official Selection

  Festival Cinémas d’Afrique — Lausanne
  2023 | Official Selection

  Mizna Twin Cities Arab Film Festival
  2023 | Official Selection

  Festival International du Film de Tétouan
  2023 | Opening Film

  Panorama des Cinémas du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient (PCMMO)
  2024 | Official Selection

  Festival International de Films de Femmes de Créteil et du Val-de-Marne (FIFF)
  2024 | Graine de Cinéphage Award