Zanka Contact
| Zanka Contact | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ismael El Iraki |
| Written by | Ismaël el Iraki |
| Produced by | Saïd Hamich Benlarbi |
| Starring | Khansa Batma, Ahmed Hammoud, Saïd Bey |
| Cinematography | Benjamin Rufi |
| Edited by | Camille Mouton |
| Music by | Alexandre Tartière, Neyl Nejjai |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Countries | France, Morocco, Belgium |
| Languages | Arabic, English |
Zanka Contact is a 2020 Moroccan film directed by Ismael El Iraki. Described as a Wild at Heart-type love story with debts to Quentin Tarantino and Sergio Leone, the film was inspired by El Iraki's emotional journey and recovery after he found himself in the midst of the horrors of the 2015 Bataclan attacks in Paris. Following a screening at the 77th Venice International Film Festival where the film's lead actress, Moroccan singer Khansa Batma, won the Venice Orizzonti Award for Best Actress, the film went on to be selected for over thirty international festivals and won several awards through its festival run 2020 to 2022. Among them, Zanka Contact was awarded the Golden Tutankhamun Award for best feature film at the Luxor African Film Festival.