Les griffes du passé is a 2014 film directed by Abdelkrim Derkaoui.[1][2] The film is inspired by two real events. The first is that of Amina Filali who committed suicide after being forced to marry her rapist. The second is that of a woman who was raped and then sentenced to seven years in prison after mutilating her rapist's genitals.[3][4]
| Les griffes du passé | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Abdelkrim Derkaoui |
| Written by | Toufiq Benjelloun |
| Starring | Narjis Hallak, Ayoub Layousifi, Bouchra Khalid, Ahmed Saguia |
| Cinematography | Ali Benjelloun |
| Edited by | Ilias Lakhmass |
| Music by | Louis Taha Mancaux |
Release date | 2014 |
| Country | Morocco |
| Language | Moroccan Arabic |
| Budget | 5.000.000 MAD |
The melodrama tells the story of Bouchra, a devoted nurse who saves the life of officer Karim, who is working with his brigade to dismantle a terrorist cell. He falls madly in love with her and ends up marrying her. At the same time, Commissioner Trabelsi, Karim's colleague, is investigating a series of bizarre, violent murders which turns out to be the consequence of a relentless revenge following justice not served.[5]