Synopsis
“What's white about Casablanca, they should call it Casanegra”
A Moroccan-Norwegian co-production about the dark side of Casablanca (Casanegra). In a country where good virtues are the norm in public, Casanegra shows the vices: domestic violence, alcohol abuse and drug abuse. Meet Karim and Adil and their struggle in the big city.
The 2007–2009 Other Asia Window
47 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Casanegra sits at position #27.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Casanegra premiered. 130 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 11m runtime, production spent $11K per minute on screen and earned $686 per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #322 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #238 of 356 (top 67%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Morocco |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Spoken Languages | Arabic, French |
| Production Companies | Sigma Technologies, Soread-2M, Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM), Bodega Films |
| Runtime | 2h 11m |
| Release Date | December 24, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1364478 |