Cinema, Casablanca, last Wednesday night, in the presence of a massive number of media figures, celebrities, public figures, the filmmakers and the cast. The film commercially releases in cinemas as of today, in collaboration with MAD Solutions, which manages the film’s distribution in the Arab world, and Moroccan distribution company Med Film International.
Among the attendees were members of the film’s crew (director/actor Driss Roukhe, scriptwriter Adnane Mouhejja) along with members of the cast ( Mouna R'miki, Nadia Alami, Khansa Batma, Abderrahim El Maniari, and Mohamed Al Wardi) .Additionally, Producer À. Majdoul, Film Editor Ayoub Jaddad, DOP Luca Coassin and Music Composer Louis Manceaux were in attendance.
Film LOST is playing in cinemas in the following 6 Moroccan cities: Casablanca (Megarama, Eden Club, Lutetia and RIF), Marrakech (Megarama and Colisee), Rabat ( Megarama and CineAtlas), Tangier (Megarama-City Mall and Megarama-Goya), Fes (Megarama) and Tétouan (Avenida).
Described by the Canadian press as A breathtaking enjoyable experience, LOST has most certainly found its way to success and received Arab and international acclaim.
“ It’s a film worth watching and deserves to be discussed and written about, '' explained critic Abd El Ellah Gowahry.
While on Youm7 website, Nahed Salah wrote that it is a movie with different details and is written in coherent visual language in its cinematic translation.
It was also praised on Artsmart website. “A movie worth watching if you value dramas that play on the mind chords, '' wrote Barry Meehan.
While in Mahttmsr website Dr. Walid Saif pointed that “The dynamic rhythm in the movie barely gives us the chance to relax as it takes on a journey with the protagonist to search for the truth”
Recently, LOST has been released in Saudi cinemas, by Rowad Media for audio and visual production and distribution, marking the first Moroccan film to be commercially released in Saudi cinemas. It was screened within The Mediterranean Film Club’s programme at Cinema El Hanager, Cairo Opera House, after it had received Best Director award at Alexandria Mediterranean Countries Film Festival. LOST received the Jury award for Best Narrative Feature at Toronto Film Channel.
On another note, the film was screened at prestigious global film festivals, including Buffalo International Film Festival in USA, The Netherlands Film Festival, Rabat International Author Film Festival, Durban International Film Festival, Montreal Independent Film Festival, Abuja International Film Festival and several arab and international film festivals.
