No Key
a film by
Walid Messnaoui
22 min /
Drama
Morocco
In his desperate hunt for a way out of his gloomy existence on the rough streets of Casablanca, a young burglar named Amine discovers a sealed jewelry box that represents his ticket to a brighter future in Europe.
However, when other gangs find out what’s in his possession, he must brave their treacherous terrain and face his own demons to keep his dream alive.
Cast
- Rabii Glim
- Ismail Elfallahi
- Salah Ben Saleh
- Hasan Badidah
Crew
Screenwriter: Walid Messnaoui
DOP: Son Doan
Editor: Mehdi Lachhab
Production Company(ies):
Producer(s):
Caestus Films
Producer(s):
Taoufik Rais, El-Mahdi Amsrouy, Celio Idrissi
- Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France (World Premiere)
- FANTASPOA - International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Maskoon Fantastic Film Festival, Lebanon
- Boden International Film Festival, Sweden
- Korea International Film Festival, South Korea
- Indie Short Fest - Los Angeles International Film Festival, US
- Hollywood Shorts Fest, US
- Cannes Indie Shorts Awards, France
- Venezia Shorts Festival, Italy
- Bahrain Film Festival, Bahrain
- National Film Festival of Tangier, Morocco
- Fantastic Fest, US
- Casablanca International Independent Cinema Festival (FICIC), Morocco
- Tangier Film Festival, Morocco
- Festival Tasmit Du Cinéma Et De La Critique, Morocco
- Best Special Makeup (Outstanding Achievement Award) at the Indie Short Fest - Los Angeles International Film Festival
- Best Sound Design (Outstanding Achievement Award) at the Indie Short Fest - Los Angeles International Film Festival
- Best Crime Short (Outstanding Achievement Award), Indie Short Fest - Los Angeles International Film Festival
- Best First Time Director (Male) (Outstanding Achievement Award) at the Indie Short Fest - Los Angeles International Film Festival
- Best Short of the Season (Outstanding Achievement Award) at the Indie Short Fest - Los Angeles International Film Festival
- Best Actor at the Korea International Film Festival
- Best First-Time Short Film at the Boden International Film Festival
- Best Short Film at the Maskoon Fantastic Film Festival
- Best Director at Casablanca International Independent Cinema Festival
- Jury Award at the National Film Festival of Tangier
- Jury Prize at the Festival Tasmit Du Cinéma Et De La Critique
