Acting
The film tells the story of a maid who is the only witness to a murder involving the son of a former minister. She hesitates a lot before informing the police of the crime, and from here begins the threat and problems.
Towards the end of the 1940s, in the midst of the struggle against Spanish colonialism, in the village of Aouchtam, lived the family of El Hadj, an old man suffering from blindness. He lives with his two sons and his last wife Aïcha. He suspects the latter of loving one of his sons. After an operation to restore his sight, he returns home, pretending to still be blind...
In 1999, in the old medina of Casablanca in Morocco, a young man Malek fascinated by the lute, decides to move in with his uncle Amir. To teach him the subtleties of the lute, Amir, the master of music, promises him to reveal him the secret of the fifth string and gives him the example of Ziryab, an exceptional musician. But very soon Amir realizes the talent of his nephew and can't bear it. During his education, Malek meets Laura, a young musician, who gives him the sufficient energy to pursue his dream
“Rahal” immigrated to Europe forty years ago. Scandalized by the behavior of his eldest son who participated in a heist, he decides to return to Morocco for good. In his native country, “Rahal” intends to take matters into his own hands. Events take another detour.
