title: Jahilya
text: # Jahilya
  
  Jahilya is a 2018 Moroccan film directed and produced by Hicham Lasri. The film stars Moustapha Haouari, Salma Eddlimi and Hassan Ben Badida.
  
  ## Plot
  
  The film tells the story of a group of people in 1996 when the Moroccan king at that time Hassan II cancelled the Eid Al Adha. Lutfi developed amnesia and Mounir is rejected by the family of a girl he wants to marry. The group also includes a boy who does not understand the reasons for the cancellation and another who wants to commit suicide.
  
  ## Release
  
  Jahilya premiered at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival, marking Lasri's sixth film to participate in eight years. It featured at the 2018 Cairo International Film Festival, playing in the Horizons of New Arab Cinema Competition.
  
  