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PORTE BAGAGE

Abdelkarim El-Fassi

Netherlands

Director's Biography

Porte Bagage marks Abdelkarim El-Fassi's feature-length directorial debut. Together with his sister and producer Asma El-Fassi, he has created acclaimed documentaries under the banner of their production company Zouka, including My Father, the Expat, When Ma Left for Mars, and Aut There. With Porte Bagage, El-Fassi delivers a layered and emotionally resonant family drama, rooted in authenticity and social relevance.

2025
104
Dutch, Darija, French
Fiction
Screenings :
Mon 01 / 15:15 / Palais des Congrès Salle des Ambassadeurs
Mon 01 / 15:15 / Palais des Congrès Salle des Ambassadeurs

In the presence of the film crew

Noor lives with and cares for her stubborn father, Musa. When she’s offered her dream job as a chef in Paris, she faces a tough decision. So that her siblings will comprehend the seriousness of their father’s condition, Noor arranges an appointment with a neurologist. Musa is diagnosed with a progressive form of dementia, and Noor worries she’ll have to give up her chance of working in Paris if she continues to look after him. After the death of a close friend, Musa expresses his wish to return to Morocco. Initially sceptical, Noor starts to see this as a way out—helping her father go home while finally pursuing her own dreams of independence.

Director Abdelkarim El-Fassi

Producer Asma El-Fassi

Screenwriter Abdelkarim El-Fassi

Cinematographer Sjors Mosman

Production Designer Iris Schuttevaar

Art Director Iris Schuttevaar

Editor Sjoerd Schipper

Sound Randall Macdonald

Music Valentin Hadjadj

Ahlaam Teghadouini, Mahjoub Benmoussa, Mohammed Chaara

Production Company Zouka

International Sales Company MMM Film Sales

Pays

Netherlands

année

2025

durée

104

langue

Dutch, Darija, French