Zanka Contact: Regional U.S. Premiere
Join Al-Bustan for a 72-hour virtual film screening of Zanka Contact directed by Ismael El Iraki. This will be the first public film screening in the region of this film.*movie screening available for US residents only*
Film Screening Dates: Friday, February 4 at 5:00 PM to Sunday, February 6 at 5:00 PM (streaming will be available for 72 hours)
Q&A Discussion with Director: Monday February 7 at 5:30 pm EST
FREE | Suggested donation of $5-10
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Movie Synopsis: In hellish Casablanca, a car-crash sets ablaze a burning, passionate love story between has-been rocker Larsen and the streetwise amazon Rajae.An unspoken trauma is their common history; rock n’ roll their mutual savior. Larsen’s snakeskin-covered guitar and Rajae’s liquid gold voice could be heaven, if only everything from his drug-induced visions to her music-buff pimp didn’t get in the way. The only hope for their blooming romance is to skip this ferocious town.Is there a way out of this crazy Moroccan underworld with its menagerie of sadistic cops, venomous snakes, metal concerts and shotgun-wielding modern-day Calamity Janes? For these punk Romeo and Juliet, maybe the answer lies in a song - the one they’ve been writing and dreaming together : Zanka Contact