Dernier Round is the first feature film by Franco-Moroccan director Mohamed Fekrane, released on December 22, 2022 in theaters in Morocco.

Summary

"Rashid is a young man who survives in Morocco by boxing in clandestine fights in order to save enough money to pay a smuggler, and to be able to cross the Strait of Gibraltar with his two friends..."

Casting

Youseff Ettouile : Rachid
Ahmed El Mir : Salek
Yassine El Garda : Illy
Rabie Kati : Hichem
Farid Elouardi : Hamza Elouejdi
Habib Kadi : Simo Tanjawoui
Moussa Maaskri : The Smuggler
Yassine Azzouz : The Mauritanian
Hajar Abourachid : The Prostitute
Mustapha Abourachid : The Policeman
Kouider Abdelmoumeni : The Referee
Jawad Elbe
Rachel Khan : Fatiha
Fadoua Adib
Mohamed Bekkali
Markus Andrew Bennet
Asmaa Benzakour
Jilali Bouftaim
Haitam Boulaich
Mehdi Damir: The Bookmaker
Abdelmoumnaim El Mir
Salah Eddine El Mir
Mostafa Haouchine
El Boubsi Jawad
Anass Lachkar: Underground Boxer
Abdenour Mrini
Abdelwahed Naciri
Falou Niang
Mohamed Saïd
Zahra Slimani Sebouba

Director
Mohamed Fekrane

Director of Photography
Cesar Hernando

Screenplay
Gustavo Cortés Bueno

Editing
Claudia Cortés Espejo

Art direction
Moulay Ali El Alaoui
Saïd Raïs

Sound department
Hicham Amedras: Sound
Mohamed Berrada: Sound
Timoumes Mohamed: Sound
Reda Raissi: Boom operator
Mohamed Timoumes: Sound

Production
Gustavo Cortés Bueno: Co-producer
Toni Espinosa: Co-producer
Hanane Kounaidil: Executive producer
Said Andam: Co-producer & Delegate producer
Catalina Portillo Vega: Executive producer
Emmanuel Verplancke: Executive producer

Music
Leo Becker
Richard Harvey

Prizes & nominations

Jeonju Film Festival 2021: Nominee, Grand Prize, International Competition: Mohamed Fekrane.

Retro Avant Garde Film Festival 2021: Winner, Festival Award, Best Cinematography: César Hernando (Cinematogapher).