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.
Drama + Thriller in Other Asia
38 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Casanegra itself).
The 2007–2009 Other Asia Window
Casanegra holds position #27 of 47 Other Asia films in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Other Asia, 130 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Casanegra premiered alongside 17 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 11m runtime, production spent $11K per minute on screen and earned $686 per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Other Asia films in 2008.
The 227th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
14 audience reviews — more than 37% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 47th percentile among Other Asia films.
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 |