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CHOUHA - Le film

CHOUHA - Directed/Written and Produced by Youssef Lahlou. Cast: Meryem Zaimi Manal Benchlikha Asmaa Elarabi Brice Bexter Adil Taouil Zineb Koutten Nada Haddaoui Kamar saadaoui Rabie Skalli Ayoub trombati Soukaina Ennaoui Soukaina Elghazali

YOUSSEF LAHLOU

1 year ago

Can we start? My face is blurred, right? Yes, trust me. Go ahead... My name is M.R. and I’m here today to talk about a shock that happened a year ago. I was the last candidate for my dream job. They asked me to showcase my skills in front of the CEO and co workers... I prepared it all, everything was perfect... and before I was able to utter a word... Relax. Take a deep breath. You know with the stress and the panic… before I was able to utter a word... Take a deep breath...relax.. I did. I fa
rted. Honestly, when you are unlucky like myself... there is a phenomenon that follows you. Everyone fears it and I’m one of its victims. Chouha. [Shame] and I am not the only one because... Chouha is everywhere. She’s in the streets of Morocco looking for her next prey. And you know what’s scary? You can’t see her nor hear her. She follows you the moment you are born. She smells you. Where the hell were you? You are going to kill me, everyone is talking about us! The embarassment isn’t enough
for you? Lift your head you when you are talking to me. How long have you been away? Speak up! I can no longer stand this house nor you. Get the hell in! Chouha will make you believe other people’s opinions are more important than yours. She makes you focus on what your neighbors, family, or friends might think… That becomes the most important... Are we spending the night here? This bag is much better trust me. I don’t know really… I guess you are right, this will fit better. Finally! Should
we go see her? Can I help you? I would like to exchange this bag with this one. If you have never worn it it should not be an issue. Never did. It stayed in the shopping bag from the moment I got it. Excuse me miss, my friend isn’t a liar. The bag has never been worn. Ma’am no need to... She loves to attack. She lives for it. People’s perception of you can change in a second. She belittles you. Why does she have to be a bitch? Why? This bag was not just worn, you have crossed the borders w
ith it. You said you never wore the bag. How embarassing. She can turn you into your own enemy... Then without wanting it, the word comes out of your mouth, even though you hate it. You wish the word never existed. You wish the word wasn’t part of society’s vocabulary. CHOUHA! So tell me more about your family? Are you close to your mom? Mom? Since she divorced my dad, she does everything to make him jealous. Oh.. and did she succeed? Mom? She is a cougar, a competitor, a milf, a champion… She
has tons of relationships, many many files. Yeah? You make me want to meet her. She never approached you by any chance? A little brunette, messy wild hair.. no? No...no, I do not think so. Surprising... We always end up competing against each other… We get into the same matches. On tinder. She’s such a cool mom. She has had everything done. to start her life over. Me? I am a natural. Even my hair color has never been changed. Let’s face it…even if your hair is messy, up in the air, frizzy, and
even dirty! The essence of life is to own who you are. Let me get that. What’s up? Am I impressing you? I will be right back. It’s been 6 months you’re after me. You can wait 2 more minutes. All her focus is on you, always very close and does not miss a beat. He's a cutie... She corners you from every side to finally finish you. and she isn’t fully fed yet, She always has one last bonus… you can never win. I seek protection from the Lord. What the hell is that? Focus. What other prayers do y
ou know? God have mercy. CHOUHA! Hey! Is this a new exercise? Are you training your biceps? How about I take you out for lunch? My treat... Can you please hold this for me? Be careful, its heavy. Heavy? Let me show you what a real man can do. No matter how confident you are or skilled you are. Even if you have done that task 100 times, if she wants to make you fail on the 101... She will! Just for her pleasure. CHOUHA! Thats it. All I wanted to say is that Chouha affected me and made me suf
fer. Obviously that day I wasn’t able to finish my speech due to... that fart... Obviously I wasn’t hired... and I know to this day I am the joke of that company. They are are still talking about me. Anyway... Thank you. This helped me relieve some of my trauma. Sorry I have to pick up. I kept calling you! Where the hell are you? You know, just hiding from Chouha. Chouha came to me! Oh my God! Chouha attacked my friend too! Hold on, I’m putting you on speaker. Listen carefully. After my nasty
divorce with Omar, I heard he’s with someone else already! I was on the verge of a meltdown. My sister thought a hair treatment could ease my nerves. She recommended this hairdresser. I told her do you want me to be your guinea pig? You try it first! [Phone] And that’s what she did. She went first. My name is not Attica if this hair doesn’t become smooth as silk. You hairdressers all say the same thing. Not one single hair grew on this scalp. Do a good job today, make me proud. My sis also wan
ts to come see you. 20 years of experience baby, I dropped all my friends for the commitment of this job. Do you think we’re joking here? This recipe can grow Bruce Willis hair back. The egg of smell is so strong. I am not sure if we are making a cake or hair treatment. Are you scared of the smell of eggs? That smell made me who I am today. Your sis Atika went through some hard times... Before having hair clients, I had other kind of clients... You know what I mean. but God had mercy on me a
nd I repented. You know when I used to leave work? The kids of the streets would follow me with eggs, hit after hit! POW! Here little slut! Here little bitch! I would come home like an omlette. So they made you into an omelette and you’re coming after me? When you think about it Chouha was kinder to me than others. Chouha doesn’t focus too much on “normal people”. She’s tougher towards people viewed as different. The ones society doesn’t seem to accept. She loves to step on them... to destr
oy them... and take the humanity out of them. She loves that! [Phone] ...I ended up seeing the hairdresser as well. What a bitch! Look at the state I’m in right now. That’s when I got into an accident... with that fruit salad on top of my head. I’m so sorry sir, I didn’t do it on purpose. At least put the window down so I can talk to you. I said I didn’t do it on purpose! On purpose or not on purpose, get the hell out so we can file a police report. Come on, it’s just a tiny scratch. Ma’am yo
u almost ended up in my passenger seat. I kept begging. I was close to kissing his feet. For the love of God, I cannot come out. I told him to have mercy on me since my husband just left me. Nothing worked! Come out, come out! Fine! Here. Can you see anything? Yeah, nothing is there, just my whole car is destroyed. I don’t know where your wrapped head was. Please stop wasting my time. Get the form so we can fill it out. I don’t know anything about police reports. All I can do is tear a pape
r out of my notebook and create our own report. A paper out of your notebook? So that when I call your number, I hear "This is the wrapped head lady voicemail"? Stop it! I’m a woman of integrity! Ewww...and I was wondering where the smell is coming from. Fuck! An accident and on top of that the smell of eggs. What a low blow... Don’t talk to me like... And that’s when I saw him... and Chouha attacked. Omar! He appeared out of nowhere! I was dying inside. Hoping he wouldn’t recognize me. But
he did. Thank you so much for your statement. Thanks to you guys. May I take a quick look at the footage? Sure. My face isn’t blurred. Yes, but... What do you mean ‘but’? We will blur your face in post production. What the hell is post production? What I’m saying is that in the final product your face won’t show. Do you think I’m stupid? I can clearly see myself. I see ME! You have my word that I will make sure... You clearly stated at the start of this interview that my face is blurred. Your s
tupid coworker kept repeating “you can trust us”. We made a deal and it’s time for you guys to respect it or I’m making a scene. I am not going to calm down. You guys are scamming people! Delete the footage right now! And stupid me, using initials M.R. Of course this is Mounia Rahmouni. No one will tell. I can tell! It’s a misunderstanding ma’am. This is not a misunderstanding. I’m taking this into my own hands! Just when Chouha is starting to forget about me... She can come back in no time. L
et go of the camera! Please, ma’am...

Comments

@itswassbkz

Incroyable court métrage 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 L’écriture, la réalisation, l’édition et le casting sont au top ! J’ai connu ce court métrage grâce à Asmae El Arabi et je ne regrette absolument pas de l’avoir regardé 👍🏼 Un grand bravo de la part d’un frère algérien 🇩🇿🤝🇲🇦 🥰🥰

@lilalali

Ohhhhhh je découvre une Meriem Zaimi d’un autre niveau artistique, qu’elle interprétation! Quelle justesse! Quelles émotions! Une artiste qui se renforce et se confirme de rôle en rôle et de plus en plus. Bravo Meriem! Sra3ti dawr 👌🏻

@simbunny79

This was the best Moroccan acting I've ever seen! I didn't want it to be over 😄🙌

@inesm5624

والله ضحكت حتى شبعت تمثيل واعر كلش جا واعر يعطيكم الصحة 😂👏👏

@fouziaaitelhaj2292

Film chouha est un court métrage qui traite plusieurs problèmes socioculturels et qui parle d un même sujet" chouha" qui peut arriver à tout le monde dans différentes situations. Il faut être optimiste pour lui faire face et la combattre. J ai adoré toutes les séquences BRAVO 💪

@maroinentertainer8195

Bravo maryem zaimi❤️❤️ bravo toute l'équipe 👏👏💞

@chorokslife

Clean work. Scenario, cast, storyline, plus the way it was filmed and edited, everything is obviously chosen wisely, bravo👏🏻

@witwit2740

Oh mon Dieu, c'est la première fois que je vois un film comme celui-ci

@nouhaomari9746

Wow! Five minutes into it and I am already captivated .. There’s no weak points in it, it is well written , well filmed and well acted by all the cast . A massive thank you to all the producers and actors that made this masterpiece possible. I hope you make a serie out of it !!

@allurinaura5941

Now i can see progress in moroccan production,Bravo!

@cookingwithmimi-4247

15 minutes of reality we live in our society, personally I don't care about the word "CHOUHA", because people will criticize anyway, so I don't care Bravo l’équipe👏🏻 great job and at the level👌

@roqayael-farhi2176

We proud to see this level of local realisation ❤️❤️❤️🇲🇦

@Muntaqyba_wa2afta5er

Je viens de tiktok bravo j'ai trop aimé 🥰 un travail de professionnels.

@nadyam607

Excellent 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼, des actrices exceptionnelles, un script vraiment réaliste, j'aurai pu me ballader dans les rue du Maroc et entendre tout ça. Merci pour le voyage et surtout pour la dédramatisation. Encore beaucoup à faire pour nous rééduquer et éduquer nos enfants dans l'amour d'eux même et sortir du "mais que vont penser mes voisins" mais le Maroc avance à grand pas 💜

@hoseam.9951

J'ai adoré tout le travail réalisé par les caméramans. En toute honnêteté, ils ont beaucoup de talent. le jeu d'acteur était également incroyable. l'intrigue était aussi belle et intéressante.

@Na-rt5hg

Adoro come abbiano messo tutti gli attori più famosi. Stupendo video😊🤝

@lamiaabouri

اول مرا نتفرج في فلم مغربي ويعجبني بزاااااااااف ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ شكراااا ليكم على هذ النصائح القيمة 😘😘😘😍❤️❤️❤️ فيلم كان في المستوى 🌷🌷🌷😎

@allin4363

A critique to digital privacy control 👏

@Khalidxedits00

speachless! like the editing the scenario ....everything is perfect, I feel proud that this high quality content is torally moroccan

@yasminetv2257

It was getting on my recommendation for days but I ignored it, now, after watching it, I can tell you that I didn't regret it plus it's on the top three of my fv moroccan short films l3ez ❤