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Rachid

BELGIUM / 19 MIN. / 2023 / FICTION / DCP 2K / 16:9 / 5.1 / COLOR

Spoken in Dutch & Arabic
Subtitles in EN, NL, ES, IT & FR
Rachid, a 21-year-old keen young man of Moroccan descent, has one goal: to find a job. He confidently applies for a job as a dishwasher in a restaurant, which to him seems like a job anyone can do. But it soon turns out that it’s not as simple as he imagined.

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Festivals & Awards

Kortfilmfestival Leuven (BEL. 2023) – Audience Award & Press Award – Academy Award® Qualifying Festival

Brussels Short Film Festival (BEL, 2024) – Academy Award® Qualifying Festival

INTERFILM International Short Film Festival Berlin (DEU, 2024) – Academy Award® Qualifying Festival

Ennesimo Festival (ITA, 2024) – Comix Award

BE Green Film Festival (ITA, 2024) – Best Fiction Short Film

Festival National du Film Tanger (MAR, 2024) – Grand Prix

Festival du Film Transsaharien de Zagora (MAR, 2024) – Special Mention

Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes Almeria en Corto (ESP, 2024) – Best Short Fiction

DAKAR COURT (SEN, 2024) – Best Actor

Filmfest Bremen (DEU, 2025)- Best Mid-Length Film ‘Humor / Satire’

JEF Festival (BEL, 2024) 

LUCAS – International Festival for Young Film Lovers (DEU, 2024)

BUNTER HUND – International Short Film Festival Munich (DEU, 2025)

FICVI – Festival Internacional de Cine de Curtmetratges de Vila-Seca (ESP, 2024)

Muestra de Cine Internacional de Palencia (ESP, 2025)

La Guarimba Film Festival (ITA, 2024)

Festival di Senigallia (ITA, 2024) out of competition

Tangiers Film Festival (MAR, 2024)

Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) (NGA, 2024)

HaHaArt Film Festival (PRT, 2024)

Press - Interviews & Reviews

Moedige – ‘Door racisme uit te vergroten, zie je hoe onzinnig al die vooroordelen zijn’ – Interview

La Croix International – Review

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starring

Zakaria Ridouani, Zouzou Ben Chikha, Soe Nsuki, Stefan Perceval, Saïd Boumazoughe, Ismaïl L’hamiti, Nora Dari, Ayoub Sadik, Livia Perneel, Issam Dakka & Stany Crets

written by

Eddy Martens, Sven Liegeois

directed by

Rachida El Garani

based on a story by

Rachida Lamrabet

production company

produced by

Brecht Van Elslande

with the support of

Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF) Darna VZW Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government

director of photography

Charlie Speeckaert

art director

Daphne Gort

costume design

Gonne Vanspauwen

hair & make up

Dorien Biesmans, Noëmie Peeters

editing by

Olivier Lambrechts

sound design & sound mix

Gedeon Depauw

original music

Faisal Chatar

belgian distribution

distribution & world sales

rachida's bio

Rachida El Garani was born in 1975 in Genk, Belgium. In 2011 she started her studies in the Audiovisual Arts at RITCS Brussel (Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema & Sound) at 36. During her studies, Rachida directed several fiction short films and documentaries, with themes around gender, migration, human rights, and diversity. Since her studies she has had a wide and diverse career, working in film, television, and reportage.